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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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"right hand." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "right hand." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-righthand.html "right hand." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-righthand.html |
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