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Why Are Left Handed People Called Southpaws

October 5, 2009August 10, 2015 3250 Views 1 Comment left-handedness, southpaw, southpaws, baseball, boxing
This entry is part 3 of 40 in the series Deep Questions

Over the weekend, I heard the term “Southpaw” used. Now I know it means a person who is left-handed, but never understood where it came from. So, I decided to find out.

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