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   southpaw

   /ˈsaʊθpɔː/

   noun

   • 1. a left-handed boxer who leads with the right hand: "he needed three rounds to work out the Mexican southpaw before taking over"
   • ▪ a left-handed pitcher.
   • ▪ a left-hander in any sphere: "southpaws are handy at math and spatial reasoning"

   Word Origin early 19th century (denoting the left hand): the usage in baseball is from the orientation of the diamond to the same points of the compass, causing the pitcher to have his left hand on the south side of his body.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › southpawSouthpaw Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Southpaw is a noun or adjective that means left-handed, especially a left-handed baseball pitcher. Learn the origin, usage, and examples of this term from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSOUTHPAW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Southpaw is a noun that means a left-handed person, especially in sports, or a boxer whose strongest hand is their left. Learn more about the origin, usage, and synonyms of southpaw from Cambridge Dictionary.

4. www.history.com › news › why-are-left-handers-calledWhy are left-handers called “southpaws”? - HISTORY

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   Aug 12, 2015 · Learn how the word \"southpaw\" came to mean a left-handed person, especially in baseball and boxing. Explore the origins of the term from different sources and contexts, such as baseball diamonds, boxing matches and political cartoons.

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   Where did the term southpaw come from?

   • The slightly old-fashioned term southpaw may have started in the 1880s as baseball slang for left-handed pitchers. Legend has it that a Chicago sports writer coined the term, based on the now-obsolete tradition of laying out baseball diamonds with home plate toward the west. Others attribute southpaw to boxing slang, for "left-handed punch."

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   Where did the word'southpaw' come from?

   • The “American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language” cites the conventional wisdom that the word “southpaw” originated “from the practice in baseball of arranging the diamond with the batter facing east to avoid the afternoon sun. A left-handed pitcher facing west would therefore have his pitching arm toward the south of the diamond.”

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   Why is a left-handed pitcher called a southpaw?

   • The throwing arm of a left-handed pitcher would then be to the south-hence the name southpaw. This theory of its origin is undermined, however, by the fact that the original use of southpaw does not involve baseball at all. Rather, the term was used as early as 1848 to describe, simply, the left hand or a punch or blow given with the left hand.

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   Why are left-handers called'southpaws'?

   • Why are left-handers called “southpaws”? Updated: August 23, 2018 | Original: August 12, 2015 The “American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language” cites the conventional wisdom that the word “southpaw” originated “from the practice in baseball of arranging the diamond with the batter facing east to avoid the afternoon sun.

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6. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 644262Why Are Left-Handed People Called Southpaws? - Mental Floss

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   Apr 19, 2021 · Southpaw is a term for left-handed people, especially in baseball and boxing. Learn how it evolved from a political cartoon to a baseball slang, and why it may have a connection to evil.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › southpawSOUTHPAW | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Southpaw is a noun that means a left-handed person, especially in sports, or a boxer whose strongest hand is their left. Learn how to use it in sentences, see related words and phrases, and find translations in different languages.

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   noun. a boxer who leads with his right hand and off his right foot as opposed to the orthodox style of leading with the left. any left-handed person. adjective. of or relating to a southpaw. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of southpaw 1. An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; south + paw 1. Discover More. Word History and Origins.

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › southpawSouthpaw - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   noun. a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right. “their pitcher was a southpaw ” synonyms: left-hander, lefty. see more. noun. a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand. synonyms: left hander, left-handed pitcher, left-hander, lefthander, lefty. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Southpaw."