FO'REHANDED, adjective 1. Early; timely; seasonable; as a forehanded care. 2. In America, in good circumstances as to property; free from debt and possessed of property; as a forehanded farmer. 3. Formed in the foreparts. A substantial true-bred beast, bravely forehanded
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI