dexter vs handy

dexter

noun
  • The right hand. 

  • The right side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the left side to the viewer. 

handy

noun
  • The hand. 

  • A handgun. 

  • Synonym of mobile phone 

  • A hand job. 

adj
  • Of a freight ship: having a small cargo capacity (less than 40,000 DWT); belonging to the handysize class. 

  • Of a person: dexterous, skilful. 

  • Nearby, within reach. 

  • Physically violent; tending to use one's fists. 

  • Easy to use, useful. 

How often have the words dexter and handy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )