FOREHAND

forehand. Forehand, n. the part of a horse before the rider

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Fore″hand′ (?), n. 1. 1. All that part of a horse which is before the rider. Johnson.
2. 2. The chief or most important part. Shak.
3. 3. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
And, but for ceremony, such a wretch . . . Had the forehand and vantage of a king. Shak.