See also: righthand

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Etymology

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From Middle English ryghte-hande, from Old English rihthand (right-hand), equivalent to right +‎ hand.

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right-hand

  1. Of, relating to, or located on the right.
    • 1949 September and October, “The "Nord Express"”, in Railway Magazine, page 336:
      The train runs slowly with frequent slacks for bridge and culvert repairs. At one point occurs the changeover from left- to right-hand running.
  2. designed for use by the right hand
  3. in the direction or orientation to the right-hand rule (a right-hand thread)

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