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ambidexter |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ambidexter \Am`bi*dex"ter\, n. 1. A person who uses both hands with equal facility. 2. Hence: A double-dealer; one equally ready to act on either side in party disputes. The rest are hypocrites, ambidexters, so many turning pictures -- a lion on one side a lamb on the other --Burton. 3. (Law) A juror who takes money from both parties for giving his verdict. --Cowell. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ambidexter \Am"bi*dex"ter\, a. [LL., fr L. ambo both + dexter right dextra (sc. manus) the right hand.] Using both hands with equal ease. --Smollett.
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