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Forefend   Listen
verb
Forefend  v. t.  To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of; to forbid or prohibit. See Forfend. "God forefend it should ever be recorded in our history." "It would be a far better work... to forefend the cruelty."






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"Forefend" Quotes from Famous Books



... forefend!" said the wary dame. "I would not that he should draw us down with him to the same gulf wherein his fortune is o'erwhelmed. No luck that woman ever brought him from o'er sea, and now ...
— Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) • John Roby

... with the nose, take the bridge quite away Of him, that his particular to forefend Smells ...
— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Vol. 13 Issue 367 - 25 Apr 1829 • Various

... a clothes-line, And all the wash went flying; {278} The good dame cried, "A witch! a witch! The saints forefend my drying." ...
— Mother Truth's Melodies - Common Sense For Children • Mrs. E. P. Miller

... I did—for I thought them honest. And Heaven forefend that Vengeance e'er should strike, Ere justice ...
— The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Vol I and II • Samuel Taylor Coleridge



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