FORFENDS

Verb

forfends

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forfend

Source: Wiktionary


FORFEND

For*fend", v. t. Etym: [Pref. for- + fend. See Forewend.]

Definition: To prohibit; to forbid; to avert. [Archaic] Which peril heaven forefend! Shak.

Note: This is etymologically the preferable spelling.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SALTWORT

(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash


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