Noun
first touch (plural first touches)
(sports) A player's initial contact with the moving ball, used to get the ball under control.
Have you noticed that the imbecile always smiles? Man's first frown is the first touch of God on his forehead. The touch of thought. Ayn Rand
Ay, down to the dust with them, slaves as they are! From this hour let the blood in their dastardly veins, That shrunk at the first touch of Liberty's war, Be wasted for tyrants, or stagnate in chains. Thomas Moore
The first voice they hear is mine, the first touch they feel is mine, the first human face they see is mine. They just think I'm a strange tiger who walks on two legs. Roy Horn
Ay, down to the dust with them, slaves as they are From this hour let the blood in their dastardly veins, That shrunk at the first touch of Liberty's war, Be wasted for tyrants, or stagnate in chains. Charles Lamb