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How to pronounce southpaw in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms left-hander, lefty
Type of person, soul, somebody, someone, individual, mortal


their pitcher was a southpaw.
Type Words
Synonyms left-handed pitcher, left-hander, left hander, lefthander, lefty
Type of twirler, pitcher, hurler

Examples of southpaw

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But southpaw Cade McNown showed that he's still struggling with the strike zone.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Olsen is an established, durable southpaw who may even be an Opening Day starter.
From the washingtonpost.com
The southpaw landed one more left to a grounded Haskins to solidify the knockout.
From the newsday.com
The southpaw finished the season's first half with a 2-2 record and a 1.25 ERA.
From the stltoday.com
The southpaw was the AL pitcher of the month in May, going 4-1 with a 1.71 ERA.
From the suntimes.com
Babe Ruth stepped up to the plate and southpaw Jackie threw her special pitch.
From the cnn.com
The southpaw struck out seven and didn't allow a hit in three innings of work.
From the stltoday.com
The Tampa Bay southpaw is shown blowing a huge bubblegum bubble on the cover.
From the tennessean.com
Soon after the southpaw Griffin caught Garcia with a right to the back of the head.
From the ocregister.com
More examples
  • Left-handed pitcher: a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
  • Left-hander: a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right; "their pitcher was a southpaw"
  • Left-handedness is the preference for the left hand over the right for everyday activities such as writing.
  • Southpaw is a boxing term that designates the normal stance for a left-handed boxer.
  • Southpaw is a fictional character that first appeared in the Marvel comic She-Hulk. She is Holden Holliway's granddaughter and in the custody of She-Hulk (and if She-Hulk becomes Jennifer Walters, then Awesome Andy).
  • This is a list of current and former Major League Baseball mascots, sorted alphabetically.
  • Southpaw Grammar is the fifth solo album by the British alternative rock singer Morrissey. It was released in August 1995 and charted at number 66 in the United States and at number 4 in the United Kingdom. ...
  • The Southpaw was the first of the Henry Wiggen baseball novels by Mark Harris, published in 1953. Wiggen, star pitcher and narrator of the novel, tells of his early years in baseball and his debut with the New York Mammoths. It was followed by Bang the Drum Slowly (1956).
  • "Comes right out of baseball. Ballparks in America have been traditionally set up so that the bleachers got the sun late in the day -- and the more expensive seats got the cool shade. Players would stand in the same orientation, from north to south. ...