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northpaw
[nawrth-paw]
noun
an athlete, usually a pitcher or boxer, who is right-handed or competes as a right-hander.
The 6’ 5” northpaw threw a no-hit game against the Reds.
a right-handed person.
adverb
with or for the right hand; right-handedly.
She’s naturally left-handed but bats northpaw.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of northpaw1
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; formed by analogy with southpaw ( def. )
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Nicholas “Northpaw” Seymour, 25, a law student from San Francisco lists delivering pizzas and mining copper in his hometown of Butte, Mont., as skills that prepared him for competitive Skee-Ball.
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