left-hand

[left-hand]

adjective

on or to the left: a left-hand turn at the intersection.
of, for, or with the left hand.
Building Trades.
1. (of a door) having the hinges on the left when seen from the exterior of the building, room, closet, etc., to which the doorway leads.
2. (of a casement sash) having the hinges on the left when seen from inside the window.

Origin of left-hand

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200

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Examples from the Web for left-hand

Contemporary Examples of left-hand

Someone else mimed how Marlowe, portrayed as a right-hand finger, was stabbed, after a struggle, by his left-hand opponent.
Robert Pinsky: The Comedy of Seamus Heaney
Robert Pinsky
October 1, 2013
“Carry on,” he said, before turning and exiting through the left-hand door at the back of the theater.
Howard Zinn at 90: Defending the People’s Historian
Timothy Patrick McCarthy
August 27, 2012

Historical Examples of left-hand

Hastily he uncorked the left-hand bottle, and was immediately reassured.
The Leopard Woman
Stewart Edward White
There are right-hand and left-hand errors which are equally dangerous.
The Ministry of Intercession
Andrew Murray
This is also finely shown on the left-hand side of the Dryburgh.
Modern Painters Volume I (of V)
John Ruskin
On the left-hand panel, facing Fagerolles', he perceived Bongrand's picture.
His Masterpiece
Emile Zola
This was situated in the left-hand corner of the pavilion, on the side of the Rue Rambuteau.
The Fat and the Thin
Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for left-hand

left-hand

adjective (prenominal)

of, relating to, located on, or moving towards the leftthis car is left-hand drive; a left-hand bend
for use by the left hand; left-handed

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