Prehand

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Beforehand; at an earlier time. nonstandard

    "I seen golf ball warmers before. They are not approved by the USGA, so I'm told. But getting back to heating up the golf ball. Heating them prehand would do you no good. You would have to heat them up prior to teeing up."

Example

More examples

"I seen golf ball warmers before. They are not approved by the USGA, so I'm told. But getting back to heating up the golf ball. Heating them prehand would do you no good. You would have to heat them up prior to teeing up."

Etymology

From pre- + hand.

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