Sentence:  “<WSD>Fore-handed</WSD> !' Miss Nanny, <WSD>fore-handed</WSD>!” said Madam Gamby, plying her shears, which snapped off the cloth very much as their owner did her words. "I never was one of your after-dinner folks. This kind of work has got to be all done up before plantin' time." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Looking to the future; displaying foresight; prudent.