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Dictionary: dex·ter   (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.]


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(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


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Dexter is a Latin adjective meaning "on the right hand side, skillful, fortunate, favorable, proper, fitting". It is a common British first name. The term may also refer to any of the following:

  • Dexter, a heraldry term referring to the right of the bearer of the arms, and to the left by the viewer's eyes
  • Dexter cattle, a breed of cattle
  • Dextromethorphan, a drug used in cough medicine
  • Dexter School, a private boys' school in Brookline, Massachusetts
  • Dexter-Russell, the largest US manufacturer of professional cutlery

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Ships

  • USRC Dexter, the name of more than one ship of the United States Revenue Cutter Service
  • USCGC Dexter, the name of more than one ship of the United States Coast Guard

See also

  • Dextre, the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, a component of the International Space Station
  • Dextrous
  • Dexterity

 
 
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