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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—H

Hinder

is to hold one behind; whereas prevent is to go before (Anglo-Saxon hinder, behind, verb hindrian).

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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