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Meanings of forehanded in English

(Of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke.

Forehanded.

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Examples for "forehand"
1
The second seed then netted a forehand to set up match point.
Reuters
2
Jagr faked several times before depositing a forehand inside the left post.
Reuters
3
He takes the next point, at least, with a deep passing forehand.
The Guardian
4
But he backed his own forehand power, as well as his serve.
The Guardian
5
He made a move and slid a forehand short side past Mason.
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Usage of forehanded in English
1
The women of the Church were forehanded in their earnest working and praying.
Quiet Talks with World Winners
2
I sold out to a Pumfietman who was so'thin' forehanded.
The Pioneers; Or, The Sources of the Susquehanna
3
Miss Frona's old man was too forehanded fer 'em.
A Daughter of the Snows
4
He had prospered and was forehanded, and his married son and daughters had been fairly successful.
A Little Girl in Old Boston
5
There was, of course, the strange forehanded, subtle planning of the other girl, of Janet Spencer.
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920
6
When they get a little forehanded they forget that they were once poor, and owned dogs.
Remarks
7
I don't see why Penel ain't more forehanded.
A Beautiful Possibility
8
Jacob Newell had been known for years as a "forehanded man" in the rural neighborhood.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 50, December, 1861 / A Maga...
9
Yes; Barton was not a forehanded man.
Five Hundred Dollars; or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret
10
I caught both her wrists in my left hand and slapped her twice more, forehanded and backhanded.
Talk of the town
11
No other exposition has been so forehanded.
The Jewel City
12
This, however, is not being what the old New England housekeeper used to call "forehanded."
The Art of Public Speaking
13
Jim was enterprising, and, as they termed it, "forehanded."
Sevenoaks: A Story of Today
14
Tish is forehanded if nothing else.
Tish: The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions
15
I'm a leetle 'forehanded, that's all.
Chester Rand; or, The New Path to Fortune
16
Cally, I was just thinking-noharm in being forehanded, as I always say!...
V. V.'s Eyes
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