southpaw n 1: a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand [syn: {left-handed pitcher}, {left-hander}, {left hander}, {lefthander}, {lefty}, {southpaw}] 2: a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right; "their pitcher was a southpaw" [syn: {left-hander}, {lefty}, {southpaw}]
Southpaw \South"paw`\, a. (Baseball) Using the left hand in pitching; said of a pitcher. [Cant] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Southpaw \South"paw`\, n. A pitcher who pitches with the left hand. [Cant] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]