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Forehanded

adjective

(of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke. Synonym: forehand.

Having provided for the future.

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"Forehanded" Quotes from Famous Books

... sorts of 'ifs' and 'buts,' and had been niggardly about the buildings. In fact, Confectioner Michelsen had gone so far as to say it would corrupt the morals of the city, and whoever had a daughter would better be forehanded and secure ...

— The German Classics Of The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 • Various

... the forehanded cook turned and went back to his pot. As Slavens rode away he heard the cabbage crunching under the cook's knife as he sliced it for the passengers of the Meander stage, to have it hot and steaming, and well soaked with the grease of corned ...

— Claim Number One • George W. (George Washington) Ogden

... of the Church were forehanded in their earnest working and praying. They were up at dawn of day. Their influence is mighty, clear beyond any words to express. And now at last the men are waking up, and the new life is showing itself anew within organic church lines. Men's missionary conventions, with ...

— Quiet Talks with World Winners • S. D. Gordon

Words linked to "Forehanded" : backhand, provident