right hand

right hand

right hand • n. the hand of a person's right side. ∎  the region or direction on the right side of a person or thing: a great wall loomed above the street on the right hand. ∎  the most important position next to someone: the place of honor at his host's right hand. ∎  an efficient or indispensable assistant: she could have helped him, been her father's right hand. • adj. on or toward the right side of a person or thing: the top right-hand corner. ∎  done with or using the right hand: wild right-hand punches.

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