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Search phrase: forehand

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Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.46a forehand shaft a fourteen and fourteen and a half,a fore-hand Shaft at foureteene, and foure-teene and a halfe,
Henry VH5 IV.i.273Had the fore-hand and vantage of a king.Had the fore-hand and vantage of a King.
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.48And so extenuate the 'forehand sin.And so extenuate the forehand sinne:
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.143The sinew and the forehand of our host,The sinew, and the fore-hand of our Hoste,

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forehandbeforehand, previously committed
forehandupper hand, superiority, advantage
forehand[archery] shooting straight ahead
forehandleading power, mainstay, linchpin

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FOREHANDBASICsee HAND

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