8 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
noun (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
adjective (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke
originEtymology tree English fore- Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand English forehand From fore- + hand.
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