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| debit |
in double-entry bookkeeping, the left-hand side of an accounts ledger, or any entry or sum recorded on the left-hand side. (Cf. credit.) [2/5 definitions] |
| larboard |
the left-hand side of a ship as one faces the bow; port. [2 definitions] |
| left-hander |
a person who favors use of the left hand; left-handed person. |
| lefty |
(informal) a left-handed person. [1/2 definitions] |
| port2 |
the left-hand side of a ship or aircraft when facing forward. (Cf. starboard.) [1/4 definitions] |
| postilion |
someone who rides the front, left-hand horse of a horse-drawn coach. |
| sinistral |
left-handed. [1/3 definitions] |
| southpaw |
(informal) one who is left-handed, esp. a baseball pitcher. [2 definitions] |
| switch-hitter |
a baseball player who is able to bat either left-handed or right-handed. [1/2 definitions] |
| verso |
the reverse side of a manuscript leaf or page, or the left-hand page of an open book. (Cf. recto.) |
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