Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Forehand \Fore"hand`\, a.
   Done beforehand; anticipative.

         And so extenuate the forehand sin.       --Shak.

Forehand \Fore"hand`\, n.
   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.

Source : WordNet®

forehand
     adj : (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of
           stroke [syn: {forehand(a)}, {forehanded}] [ant: {backhand(a)}]

forehand
     n : (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the
         direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or
         squash) [syn: {forehand stroke}, {forehand shot}]