Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Forehand"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Forehand \Fore"hand`\, a.
Done beforehand; anticipative.
And so extenuate the forehand sin. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
forehand
adj : (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of
stroke [syn: {forehand(a)}, {forehanded}] [ant: {backhand(a)}]
n : a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction
of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) [syn:
{forehand stroke}, {forehand shot}]
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