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right hand
1noun
- the hand that is on the right side, or the side opposite that where the heart is.
- the right side, as of a person, especially this side considered as the side of precedence or courtesy.
- a position of honor or special trust.
- an extremely efficient or reliable person or, sometimes, tool, especially a person considered as one's assistant.
right-hand
2[ rahyt-hand ]
adjective
- on the right.
- of, for, or with the right hand.
- most reliable, valuable, or useful, as a helper or assistant.
- (of a door) having the hinges on the right when seen from the exterior of the building, room, closet, etc., to which the doorway leads.
- (of a casement sash) having the hinges on the right when seen from inside the window.
right-hand
adjective
- of, relating to, located on, or moving towards the right
this car has right-hand drive
a right-hand bend
- for use by the right hand; right-handed
- right-hand manone's most valuable assistant or supporter
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of right hand1
Origin of right hand2
Example Sentences
"I used to have a scar here," says Le Thanh Gian, pointing to his right hand, where a bullet had once lodged.
I grabbed her right hand which held the knife, I put her into a headlock and dragged her back.
The next participant tried to copy her but was unable to align their SUP with the fish pass and was washed over its right hand side and swept downstream.
"I still remember clapping about a week before at school - I would never clap again. I would never write with my right hand again, and I was right-handed," he said.
Like Terry earlier in the day, Harry instinctively threw his hand up, two fingers being shot off his right hand before Bird drove away.
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