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lefthand

lefthand is the alternative form of left-hand.

Meaning of left-hand

Adjective

left-hand (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or located on the left.
  2. Using or designed for use by the left hand.
    • a left-hand bowler in the game of cricket
  3. Of opposite chirality to the standard.
    • a left-hand screw thread

Questions about lefthand

What is lefthand the alternative form of?
Lefthand is the alternative form of left-hand.

Words near lefthand in the dictionary

  1. lefters
  2. leftest
  3. leftfield
  4. leftfielder
  5. leftfielders
  6. lefthand
  7. lefthanded
  8. lefthandedly
  9. lefthandedness
  10. lefthander
  11. lefthanders

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lefthand (page history and authors); left-hand (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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