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right hand

right·hand

US/raɪˈthænd/ fairly common
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

the hand that is on the right side of the body

  • “he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left”
  • “hit him with quick rights to the body”
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adjective

1.

most helpful and reliable

  • “my right-hand man”
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Origin

From Middle English ryghte-hande, from Old English rihthand (“right-hand”), equivalent to right + hand.

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