"lefthander," 1885, originally baseball slang, of pitchers, often said to have been coined by Finley Peter Dunne ("Mr. Dooley"), Chicago sports journalist and humorist, in the days when, it is said, baseball diamonds regularly were laid out with home plate to the west. But south paw "a person's left hand" is attested from 1848 in the slang of pugilism.
实用例句
1. They have a southpaw on the mound.
他们有一个左手投球手.
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2. Their pitcher was a southpaw.
他们的棒球投手是一个左撇子.
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3. Quintana is a crafty southpaw with good skills and is by no means a walk - over.
