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Definition of southpaw noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

southpaw

noun
 
/ˈsaʊθpɔː/
 
/ˈsaʊθpɔː/
(informal, especially North American English)
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  1. a person who prefers to use their left hand rather than their right, especially in a sport such as boxingTopics Sports: other sportsc2
    Word Originmid 19th cent. (denoting the left hand or a punch with the left hand).
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