right-hand vs sinister

right-hand

adj
  • in the direction or orientation to the right-hand rule (a right-hand thread) 

  • designed for use by the right hand 

  • of, relating to, or located on the right 

sinister

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

  • Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister). 

  • Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm. 

How often have the words right-hand and sinister occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )