"prehand" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Forms: more prehand [comparative], most prehand [superlative]
Etymology: From pre- + hand. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|pre-|hand}} pre- + hand Head templates: {{en-adv}} prehand (comparative more prehand, superlative most prehand)
  1. (nonstandard) Beforehand; at an earlier time. Tags: nonstandard
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          "ref": "1997 February 19, getsum, “warm balls”, in rec.sport.golf (Usenet):",
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          "ref": "2000 October 13, Scott Keenan, “Is This Safe?”, in alt.marketing.online.ebay (Usenet):",
          "text": "i called my credit card company prehand to advise them that Im going to be spending a large amount",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008 January 15, Wankatoa, “Austin Fry's ad available online??”, in austin.general (Usenet):",
          "text": "Like all taxes proposed by pandering chickenshit avererage IQ cowardly office-seeking assholes, it's rigged prehand to fuck the middle and upper middle class and let the rich and poor off scot free.",
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          "ref": "2014 September 12, Pritpal Bedi, “Announcement: HbIDE Implements Harbour/xHarbour Debugger”, in comp.lang.xharbour (Usenet):",
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        "(nonstandard) Beforehand; at an earlier time."
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          "ref": "2000 October 13, Scott Keenan, “Is This Safe?”, in alt.marketing.online.ebay (Usenet):",
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          "ref": "2008 January 15, Wankatoa, “Austin Fry's ad available online??”, in austin.general (Usenet):",
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