Dexter

·adj Pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as opposed to sinister, or left.

II. Dexter ·adj On the right-hand side of a shield, ·i.e., towards the right hand of its wearer. To a spectator in front, as in a pictorial representation, this would be the left side.

III. Dexter ·add. ·noun One of a breed of small hardy cattle originating from the Kerry breed of Ireland, valuable both for beef and milk. They are usually chiefly black, sometimes red, and somewhat resemble a small shorthorn in build. Called also Dexter Kerry.