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Left-handed boxer
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southpaw
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Almost certainly the right forefinger, unless Gerry Boden happened to be a southpaw . ▪ Penalosa's lack of mobility is counter-balanced by his southpaw stance and hard punch.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand [syn: left-handed pitcher , left-hander , left hander , lefthander , lefty ] a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right; "their pitcher was a southpaw" [syn: left-hander ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Southpaw (Sasha Martin) is a fictional character that first appeared in the Marvel comic She-Hulk . She is Holden Holliway 's granddaughter and in the custody of She-Hulk (and if She-Hulk becomes Jennifer Walters, then Awesome Andy ). She is incredibly ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Southpaw \South"paw`\, n. A pitcher who pitches with the left hand. [Cant]
Usage examples of southpaw.
Jackhammer Smit was having trouble with the southpaw and was showing his frustration.
He was getting the hang of the southpaw and was going to make Hoppie take the fight to where he stood rooted to the centre of the ring.
In the years ahead I also taught myself to fight as a southpaw, so I could switch if necessary in the middle of a fight, as though it were entirely natural for me to do so.
I had switched back from a southpaw stance and he was no match for me as a boxer, provided I stayed in the centre of the ring and off the ropes.
As you have probably noticed I am having some involuntary twitches in the fingers of my left hand, but under your supervision I have no doubt that this small problem will clear up sooner or later and then I can go back to my old southpaw ways.
And Hagler, who knocked Mears out in his only title shot, Hagler the tigerish southpaw, he is there, too.
Boariyi flashed an instant attack, countering his left-hand riposte as easily as before, then mockingly performed the same tactic, so they were southpaw to southpaw.
I had the arm and the mineral patience of the daydreamer and I roamed the outfield green, lamb happy and nervous when southpaws came to the plate.
Southpaw, one-hander off the backhand side, a serve Donnie Stott likes to clock with radar, and chart.
That little pocket was sometimes convenient, but it was irritating, too — just one more visible sign of the world's half-conscious prejudice against southpaws like her.