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dexter

  (dĕk'stər) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or located on the right side.
  2. Heraldry. Situated on or being the side of a shield on the wearer's right and the observer's left.
  3. Obsolete. Auspicious; favorable.

[Latin.]


 
 
(dĕk'stər)
adj.

Of or located on the right side.

 

A red or black, short-legged breed of cattle used for dairy or beef purposes, produced in Ireland. Called also Dexter-Kerry. They are achondroplastic and the breed has a number of inherited defects, including bulldog calves.

Dexter beef bull. By permission from SambrausHH, Livestock Breeds, Mosby, 1992


 
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (heraldry) on or starting from the wearer's left


 
Wikipedia: Dexter (disambiguation)

Dexter may refer to any of the following:

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  • Dexter (airline), a Russian air taxi company
  • Dexter cattle, a breed of cattle
  • Dexter, a heraldry term referring to the right of the bearer of the arms, and to the left by the viewer's eyes
  • Dextromethorphan, cough medicine
  • Samuel Dexter, a late 18th and early 19th century American politician.
  • Dexter School, a private boys school in Brookline, Massachusetts.

 
 

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