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FOREHANDED
forehanded, forehand(a)
(adjective) (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke
forehanded
(adjective) having provided for the future
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
forehanded (comparative more forehanded, superlative most forehanded)
(now US) Looking to the future; displaying foresight; prudent.
(obsolete, US) Wealthy.
(not comparable) Executed with a forehand stroke.
Direct, straightforward, sincere.
(obsolete) Paid or executed in advance.
(obsolete) Pertaining to the forequarters of a horse.
Adverb
forehanded (comparative more forehanded, superlative most forehanded)
With a forehand stroke.
Source: Wiktionary
Fore"hand`ed, a.
1. Early; timely; seasonable. "Forehanded care." Jer. Taylor.
2. Beforehand with one's needs, or having resources in advance of one's necessities; in easy circumstances; as, a forehanded farmer. [U.S.]
3. Formed in the forehand or fore parts. A substantial, true-bred beast, bravely forehanded. Dryden.
FOREHAND
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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