Meaning of FOREHANDED
| Pronunciation: | | 'fowr'handid
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- [adj] (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke
- [adj] having provided for the future
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| | Synonyms: | | forehand(a), provident |
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| | Antonyms: | | backhand(a), backhanded | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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