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Forehand
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Done beforehand; anticipative. And so extenuate the forehand sin. Shak.