Mr. Alexander Truncheon, who is their right-hand man in the troop.
Addison.
Right-hand rope, a rope which is laid up and twisted with the sun, that
is, in the same direction as plain-laid rope. See Illust. of Cordage.
Right"-hand`ed, a. 1. Using the right hand habitually, or more easily
than the left.
2. Having the same direction or course as the movement of the hands of
a watch seen in front; -- said of the motion of a revolving object
looked at from a given direction.
3. (Zoöl.) Having the whorls rising from left to right; dextral; --
said of spiral shells. See Illust. of Scalaria.
Right-handed screw, a screw, the threads of which, like those of a
common wood screw, wind spirally in such a direction that the screw
advances away from the observer when turned with a right-handed
movement in a fixed nut.
Right"-hand`ed*ness, n. The state or quality of being right-handed;
hence, skill; dexterity.
Right"-heart`ed (?), a. Having a right heart or disposition. --
Right"-heart`ed*ness, n.
Right"less, a. Destitute of right. Sylvester.
Right"-lined` (?), a. Formed by right lines; rectilineal; as, a
right-lined angle.
Right"ly, adv. [AS. richtlice.] 1. Straightly; directly; in front.
[Obs.] Shak.
2. According to justice; according to the divine will or moral
rectitude; uprightly; as, duty rightly performed.