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by lamontcg 1164 days ago
the shorter word:

    port
    left
    red
the longer word;

    starboard
    right
    green
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dmckeon 1163 days ago
But if you are working with horses or other draft animals, you work them from the "near" (left) side, and not the "off" (right) side. Next up in directions trivia: shotgun, deasil, and widdershins.
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