Dug them up, shook off excess dirt, left the long tops intact-this is what you braid. After letting them dry out a bit, (several days in a hot garage on an old screen door) the tops krinkle turning brown with a tiny bit of green down in the onion tops for strength.
southpaw (plural southpaws) (informal) One who is left-handed, especially in sports. (baseball) A left-handed pitcher. Since home plate is generally in the southwest corner to avoid glare in the batter's eyes, a southpaw's pitching hand is to the south. (one who is left-handed): left-hander, lefty.
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of pitcher): left hander; left-handed pitcher; left-hander; lefthander; lefty; southpaw (a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand) right-handed pitcher; right-hander ((baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand) fireman; relief pitcher; reliever (a pitcher who does not start the game)