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forehand definition

fore·hand (fôrhand′)

noun

  1. Archaic the position in front or above; advantage
  2. the part of a horse in front of the rider
  3. a kind of stroke, as in tennis, made with the arm extended and the palm of the hand turned forward

adjective

  1. Obsolete done or given earlier
  2. foremost; front
  3. done or performed as or with a forehand

adverb

with a forehand

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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