See Also: Younghusband, Sir Francis Edward(encyclopedia)
Francis I(encyclopedia)
Francis II(encyclopedia)
Parkman, Francis(encyclopedia)
Bacon, Sir Francis(dictionary)
Senear, Francis(medicine)
Roughton, Francis(medicine)
Drake, Sir Francis(encyclopedia)
Crick, Francis(dictionary)
Paxton, Francis(medicine)

left field (iou) and Younghusband, Sir Francis Edward (sh)


left field (iou)



left field noun & adjectival phr. As adjective also left-field. M19.
[from LEFT adjective + FIELD noun.]
A. noun phr.
Baseball. (A fielder in) the part of the outfield to the left of the batter when facing the pitcher. M19.
fig. A position away from the centre of activity or interest, or (US) from the left in Politics; a state of ignorance, confusion, or unreality. colloq. M20.
Time An increasing number of candidates are emerging from left field to give voters surprising options.
b. adjective. That is outside the mainstream of Fashion, unconventional. colloq. L20.
Christian Science Monitor Occasional left-field productions like..'Dr. Strangelove'.
left-fielder noun (Baseball) a fielder in the left field M19.

Younghusband, Sir Francis Edward (sh)




born May 31, 1863, Murree, India
died July 31, 1942, Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England

British army officer and explorer.

He forced the conclusion of the Anglo-Tibetan Treaty (1904) that gained Britain long-sought trade concessions. His two initial attempts to negotiate trade and frontier issues with Tibet failed despite British military action; he then marched to Lhasa with British troops and forced the conclusion of a trade treaty, though the Dalai Lama, Tibet's leader, had fled. See also amban.