Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Forehanded

Forehanded , adjective

1.
Early; timely; seasonable.
Forehanded care. — Jer. Taylor
2.
Beforehand with one's needs, or having resources in advance of one's necessities; in easy circumstances; as, a forehanded farmer. [United States]
3.
Formed in the forehand or fore parts.
A substantial, true-bred beast, bravely forehanded. — Dryden