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Definition of Dexter
Dexter

Pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as opposed to sinister, or left.

On the right-hand side of a shield, i. e., towards the right hand of its wearer. To a spectator in front, as in a pictorial representation, this would be the left side.

One of a breed of small hardy cattle originating from the Kerry breed of Ireland, valuable both for beef and milk. They are usually chiefly black, sometimes red, and somewhat resemble a small shorthorn in build. Called also Dexter Kerry.

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Dexter Translations

dexter in German is rechtsseitig


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