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southpaw
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Southpaw \South"paw`\, a. (Baseball) Using the left hand in pitching; said of a pitcher. [Cant]
Southpaw \South"paw`\, n. A pitcher who pitches with the left hand. [Cant]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"lefthander," 1885, originally baseball slang, of pitchers, often said to have been coined by Finley Peter Dunne ("Mr. Dooley"), Chicago sports journalist and humorist, in the days when, it is said, baseball diamonds regularly were laid out with home plate to the west. But south paw "a person's left hand" is attested from 1848 in the slang of pugilism.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context informal English) One who is left-handed, especially in sports. 2 (context baseball English) A left-handed pitcher. 3 A left-handed writer who, instead of mirroring right-handed writers, turn his or her hand upsidedown in order to put the writing implement in the same position as right-handed writers.
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, lefty]
Wikipedia
Southpaw is another name for a left-handed individual, particularly in sports. Southpaw may also refer to:
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 powerful because of a gauntlet she wears that cannot be removed. She has a short temper and will often act without thinking (i.e., destroying her high school because they brought back school uniforms, or attacking the Champion because he took a piece of fruit from her).
"Southpaw" (サウスポー, Sausupo) is Pink Lady's seventh single release, released on March 25, 1978. This became their sixth number-one hit on the Oricon Chart in Japan. The single sold 1,800,000 copies, and spent nine weeks at number one on the chart.
They won the 9th edition of the Japan Music Awards with this song.
According to Oricon this was the 2nd best selling single from 1978.
A re-recorded version of the song was included on the 2-disc greatest hits release, Innovation, released in December 2010.
Southpaw is a 2015 American sports drama film directed by Antoine Fuqua, written by Kurt Sutter, and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, and Rachel McAdams. The film was released on July 24, 2015, by The Weinstein Company.
This was one of the last films to be scored by James Horner, before the composer's death, and one of three posthumous releases to feature his music. The film and the movie's soundtrack album are dedicated to his memory.
Southpaw is Irish-English singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan's fifth studio album, originally released in November 1977. This was the first album produced by Gilbert O'Sullivan. Union Square Music re-released it in June 2012 on Salvo label in part of the Gilbert O'Sullivan - A Singer & His Songs collection.
Southpaw (Music from and Inspired By the Motion Picture) is the official soundtrack to the 2015 movie of the same name. The album, performed by various artists, was released on Shady Records on July 24, 2015.
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.