·noun ·Alt. of Left-handiness.
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Leave>>. II. Left ·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Leave>>. III. Left ·noun That part of surr...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun The state or quality of being right-handed; hence, skill; dexterity. ...
·adj Situated on the left; nearer the left hand than the right; as, the left-hand side; the left-han...
·adj Clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious; as, a left-handed compliment. II. Le...
·noun The state or quality of being left-handed; awkwardness. ...
·adj Laid aside; cast-off. ...
Among the Hebrews, denoted the north (Job 23:9; Gen. 14:15), the face of the person being supposed t...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Judg. 3:15; 20:16), one unable to use the right hand skilfully, and who therefore uses the left; an...
left off. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
A concubine; an allusion to an ancient German custom, according to which, when a man married his con...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
See muzzle to the right! ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
No later mention. Named after an owner or builder. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.