forehandedadj.adv.
/ˈfɔːˌhandᵻd/, U.S. /ˈfɔrˌhændəd/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [adjective] > of the front part
forehanded1591
1591 R. Greene Farewell to Folly sig. K3 The Gentleman is well forehanded and well foreheaded.
1614 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husbandry (1668) i. i. 4 Observe..to have them fore-handed, that is good neck, breast and shoulders.
1680 London Gaz. No. 1489/4 A dark brown Gelding..lofty Forehanded.
2.
a. Looking to the forehand (see forehand n. 1); careful as to the future, prudent, thrifty. Now only U.S.
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the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [adjective] > thrifty or economical > for the future
provident1596
forehanded1650
the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective] > prudent > having forethought
far-sighted1641
forehanded1650
1650 Bp. J. Taylor Rule of Holy Living (1727) 12 An early and forehanded care.
1777 J. Q. Adams Wks. (1854) IX. 454 Here and there a farmer and a tradesman, who is forehanded and frugal enough to make more money than he has occasion to spend.
1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 76 They were..a thrifty forehanded race.
b. That has made provision for the future; in easy circumstances, ‘well-to-do’. Now only U.S.
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the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > well-off
wellc1405
sufficient1436
full?1483
suffisant1484
beina1525
warmc1571
well-breeched1571
meaned1605
well-meaned1605
well-lined1611
substanced?1614
well-circumstanced1643
forehanded1658
uppish1678
easy1701
brownstone1780
forehand1784
solid1788
well-to-do1794
snug1801
strong farmer1802
well-fixed1822
unindigent1830
well off1842
fixed1844
comfortably offc1850
heeled1871
well-heeled1871
well in1888
independent1893
1658 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 2nd Pt. 576 They that are fore-handed, are willing to give time, and able to forbear long.
1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Forehanded..2 In America, in good circumstances as to property.
1837–40 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker (1862) 132 A big man, and one that's considerable fore~handed, and pretty well to do in the world.
1851 S. Judd Margaret (1871) ix. 47 In popular phrase a forehanded man, his house and barns were large, and his grounds indicated thrift.
1883 E. C. Rollins New Eng. Bygones (new ed.) 156 The wives of forehanded farmers and professional men were apt to be somewhat exalted.
3. Tennis. With a forehand stroke. Also adv.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [adjective] > types of stroke or ball
unreturnable1740
boasted1878
volleyed1878
overhand1881
back-handed1889
forehand1889
forehanded1889
Lawford1893
overhead1904
undercut1920
kicking1924
overarm1929
two-fisted1960
sliced1971
inside-out1977
inside-in1999
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [adverb] > types of stroke
back-handed1889
forehanded1889
on the backhand1890
on the forehand1908
forehand1925
1889 H. W. W. Wilberforce Lawn Tennis 29 It is much more difficult to volley a high lob backhanded than forehanded.
1890 L. Dod in J. M. Heathcote et al. Tennis (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 310 I believe myself in changing the grip of one's racket, both for fore- and back-handed strokes.
1908 A. W. Myers Compl. Lawn Tennis Player 129 Lawford attempted to take them forehanded.
1922 A. E. Crawley Lawn Tennis Do's & Don'ts 27 The receiver is in doubt whether to play it forehanded or back~handed.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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