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

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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

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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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