Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
FOREHAND
forehand, forehand stroke, forehand shot
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Forehand (plural Forehands)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Forehand is the 8690th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3779 individuals. Forehand is most common among White (84.31%) and Black/African American (11.3%) individuals.
Etymology
Noun
forehand (plural forehands)
(racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.
(disc sports) A throw similar to a sidearm throw in baseball, where the disc remains on the throwing-arm side of the body and is led by the middle finger.
All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.
(archaic) The chief or most important part.
Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
(surfing) The hand towards the front of the board.
Synonyms
• (kind of throw in sports): flick
Antonyms
• backhand
Adjective
forehand (not comparable)
Beforehand; paid in advance.
Antonyms
• afterhand
Verb
forehand (third-person singular simple present forehands, present participle forehanding, simple past and past participle forehanded)
(transitive) To strike with a forehand stroke.
Source: Wiktionary
Fore"hand`, n.
1. All that part of a horse which is before the rider. Johnson.
2. The chief or most important part. Shak.
3. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence. And, but for ceremony, such a wretch . . . Had the forehand and vantage of a king. Shak.
Fore"hand`, a.
Definition: Done beforehand; anticipative. And so extenuate the forehand sin. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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