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Old 02-17-2013, 10:43   #8
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Originally Posted by PRB View Post
Yup, in English Heraldry a stripe on your coat of arms originating on the left to right is 'Bar Sinister'...in Italian left is Sinastre....and in days gone by the Nuns would whack the lefties hands to get them to write right handed.
Man Dusty, we are some edumacted dudes.
Sir, it's actually sinistra.
Which can also be the feminine declination of the adjective sinistro ( sinister in english).
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