Hypertext Webster Gateway: "forehanded"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Forehanded \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
forehanded
adj 1: (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of
stroke [syn: {forehand(a)}] [ant: {backhand(a)}]
2: having provided for the future
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