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All that part of a horse which is before the rider.

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  1. n. All that part of a horse which is before the rider.
  2. n. The chief or most important part.
  3. n. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
  4. a. Done beforehand; anticipative.
  5. adj. (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke
  6. n. (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
  7. 1. All that part of a horse which is before the rider. Johnson. 2. The chief or most important part. Shak. 3. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence. And, but for ceremony, such a wretch . . . Had the forehand and vantage of a king. Shak. Done beforehand; anticipative. And so extenuate the forehand sin. Shak.
  8. Done beforehand; anticipative.And so extenuate the forehand sin. Shak.
  9. r:25/j:75 n. (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) a. (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke