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Ambidexter

AM'BIDEXTER, n. [L. ambo, both, and dexter, the right hand.] 1. A person who uses both hands with equal facility. 2. A double dealer; one equally ready to act on either side in party disputes. [This sense is u...

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AM'BIDEXTER, n. [L. ambo, both, and dexter, the right hand.]

1. A person who uses both hands with equal facility.

2. A double dealer; one equally ready to act on either side in party disputes. [This sense is used in ludicrous language.]

3. In law, a juror who takes money of both parties, for giving his verdict; an embracer.

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