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   right hand

   /ˌrʌɪt ˈhand/

   noun

   • 1. the hand of a person's right side.
   • ▪ the region or direction on the right side of a person or thing: "a great wall loomed above the street on the right hand"
   • ▪ the most important position next to someone: "the place of honour at his host's right hand"
   • ▪ an efficient or indispensable assistant: "she could have helped him, been her father's right hand"
   • ▪ (in South Africa) the most important (in traditional Zulu society) or second most important (in traditional Xhosa society) branch of a family, especially a royal one: "the chief of Shixini is a direct descendant of early Xhosa chiefs in the right-hand house"

   adjective

   • 1. on or towards the right side of a person or thing: "the top right-hand corner"
   • ▪ done with or using the right hand: "wild right-hand punches"

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