Meaning of right hand in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Noun

    right hand

    Definitions

    1. the hand that is on the right side of the body

    Examples

    • « he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left »
    • « hit him with quick rights to the body »

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  • « Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left. »
    Aldo Leopold
  • « Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men. »
    Friedrich Schiller
  • « When I was a boy, I used to pull a big cross saw with my dad. He'd use his right hand, so I'd have to use my left. »
    Joe Frazier
  • « I always pet a dog with my left hand because if he bit me I'd still have my right hand to paint with. »
    Juan Gris
  • « Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality its left. »
    John Ray

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