left-hand

[ left-hand ]

/ ˈlɛftˈhænd /

on or to the left: a left-hand turn at the intersection.

of, for, or with the left hand.

Building Trades.

(of a door) having the hinges on the left when seen from the exterior of the building, room, closet, etc., to which the doorway leads.
(of a casement sash) having the hinges on the left when seen from inside the window.

Origin of left-hand

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200

Someone else mimed how Marlowe, portrayed as a right-hand finger, was stabbed, after a struggle, by his left-hand opponent.

Robert Pinsky: The Comedy of Seamus Heaney |Robert Pinsky |October 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
“Carry on,” he said, before turning and exiting through the left-hand door at the back of the theater.

Howard Zinn at 90: Defending the People’s Historian |Timothy Patrick McCarthy |August 27, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The one illustrated (p. 231) shows a secret drawer, which is reached by removing the left-hand panel.

Chats on Old Furniture |Arthur Hayden
She clapped it to her suffering nose, and looked gratefully at her left-hand neighbour in the ranks.

Peggy |Laura E. Richards

The ball was opposite the left-hand goal post and a three-point tally appeared inevitable.

Left Tackle Thayer |Ralph Henry Barbour
But by this time he knew beyond question that those who take the Left-hand Path are forgetful of all save themselves.

A Son of Perdition |Fergus Hume
(Note that you are now starting another daisy on the left-hand side).

The Library of Work and Play: Needlecraft |Effie Archer Archer

left-hand

of, relating to, located on, or moving towards the left this car is left-hand drive; a left-hand bend

for use by the left hand; left-handed