Backhanded
Backhanded adjective - (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke.
Forehanded is an antonym for backhanded.
Nearby Words: backhander, backhand
Forehanded
Forehanded adjective - (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke.
Backhanded is an antonym for forehanded.
Nearby Word: forehand
Both words in one sentence
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Spanish masters maintained that cuts (both tajos, forehanded cuts and reveses, backhanded cuts) could be just as useful as thrusts (estocadas) depending on the situation.
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