Meaning of RIGHT HAND
| Pronunciation: | | rIt hand
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- [n] 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"
- [adj] most helpful and reliable; "my right-hand man"
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| | Synonyms: | | helpful, right |
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| | See Also: | | hand, manus, mitt, paw | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Right"-hand`\, a.
1. Situated or being on the right; nearer the right hand than
the left; as, the right-hand side, room, or road.
2. Chiefly relied on; almost indispensable.
Mr. Alexander Truncheon, who is their right-hand man
in the troop. --Addison.
{Right-hand rope}, a rope which is laid up and twisted with
the sun, that is, in the same direction as plain-laid
rope. See Illust. of {Cordage}.
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