# twenty-six thousand

"26,000" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# seven hundred

"700" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# left-handed

A left-handed person is someone who is more skilled with their left hand than with their right hand.

# could sling a stone at a hair and not miss

This show how amazingly well they could aim and hit their target. It can be stated in positive form. AT: "could throw a stone at even a hair and hit it" or "could throw a stone at something as small as a hair and hit it"