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Forehand [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Done sooner than is regular.

2. And so extenuate the forehand sin.

Forehand [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The part of a horse which is before the rider.

2. The chief part.

Forehand [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Forehand [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. All that part of a horse which is before the rider.

2. The chief or most important part.

3. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.

Forehanded [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Early; timely; seasonable; as a forehanded care.

2. In America, in good circumstances as to property; free from debt and possessed of property; as a forehanded farmer.

3. Formed in the foreparts.

4. A substantial true-bred beast, bravely forehanded

Forehanded [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Early; timely; seasonable.

2. Beforehand with one's needs, or having resources in advance of one's necessities; in easy circumstances; as, a forehanded farmer.

3. Formed in the forehand or fore parts.