forehand

• POS: Adjective, Noun, Verb (usu participle), Adverb
• HYPHEN: fore=hand

CIDE DICTIONARY

forehand, n. 

•  All that part of a horse which is before the rider.  Johnson.  [1913 Webster]
•  The chief or most important part.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]
•  Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.  [1913 Webster]

  "And, but for ceremony, such a wretch . . .
  Had the forehand and vantage of a king."  [1913 Webster]

forehand, a. 

 Done beforehand; anticipative.  [1913 Webster]
"And so extenuate the forehand sin."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

forehand, n.
1 Tennis etc. a a stroke played with the palm of the hand facing the opponent. b (attrib.) (also forehanded) of or made with a forehand.
2 the part of a horse in front of the seated rider.

THESAURUS

forehand

anterior, anticipative, anticipatory, beforetime, bright and early, chief, early, first, fore, forehanded, foremost, foresighted, forward, front, frontal, head, headmost, in good time, leading, prevenient, primary, prime