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\Am"bi*dex"ter\, a. [LL., fr. L. ambo both + dexter
right, dextra (sc. manus) the right hand.]
Using both hands with equal ease. --Smollett.
\Am`bi*dex"ter\, n.
1. A person who uses both hands with equal facility.
2. Hence: A double-dealer; one equally ready to act on either
side in party disputes.
The rest are hypocrites, ambidexters, so many
turning pictures -- a lion on one side, a lamb on
the other. --Burton.
3. (Law) A juror who takes money from both parties for giving
his verdict. --Cowell.
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