southpaws
They throw portside
Southpaws are left-handed people, especially pitchers in baseball or boxers who lead with their right hand.
The term comes from baseball—in most ballparks, pitchers face west, putting a left-hander's throwing arm on the south side: The team's bullpen has two southpaws.
The word carries a casual, slightly old-fashioned flavor.
Dominant on sinister side
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- hitterOne who bats
- leftyNon-dominant-side user
- first basemanFielder at initial base
mound · curveball · slider · pickoff · bullpen · reliever · starter · Sandy Koufax
Dominant on sinister side
- left-footedFavoring one's sinister leg
- leftyNon-dominant-side user
- ambidextrousSkilled with both hands
- tennisRacquet sport over net
golf · fencing · advantage · Nadal · Mickelson · switch-hitting · backhand · serve
Dominant on sinister side
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- jabQuick, straight blow
- hookCurved catching device
- counterpunchRetaliatory boxing blow
sparring · footwork · cross · uppercut · feint · ringcraft · head movement · bob and weave
Dominant on sinister side
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
- rareSeldom found or seen
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- sinistralLeft-side dominant
unique · ten percent · handedness · genetic · hereditary · unusual · distinctive · anomaly
Non-dominant-side user
- portsiderLeft-handed thrower
- cack-handedInept or left-handed
- leftieNon-dominant right-hand person
- sinistralLeft-side dominant
gauche · left-hander · corky
left-handed
Dominant on sinister side
first baseman · mound · curveball · slider · pickoff · bullpen · reliever · starter · Sandy Koufax · batter's box
left-handed
Dominant on sinister side
- left-footedFavoring one's sinister leg
- leftyNon-dominant-side user
- ambidextrousSkilled with both hands
tennis · golf · fencing · advantage · Nadal · Mickelson · switch-hitting · backhand · serve · stance
left-handed
Dominant on sinister side
counterpunch · sparring · footwork · cross · uppercut · feint · ringcraft · head movement · bob and weave · clinch
left-handed
Dominant on sinister side
sinistral · unique · ten percent · handedness · genetic · hereditary · unusual · distinctive · anomaly · exception
lefty
Non-dominant-side user
- portsiderLeft-handed thrower
- cack-handedInept or left-handed
- leftieNon-dominant right-hand person
sinistral · gauche · left-hander · corky