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Webster 1913 Edition
Harbor
Har′bor
(här′bẽr)
, Noun.
[Written also
harbour
.] 1.
A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.
[A grove] fair
harbour
that them seems. Spenser.
For
harbor
at a thousand doors they knocked. Dryden.
2.
Specif.: A lodging place; an inn.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
3.
(Astrol.)
The mansion of a heavenly body.
[Obs.]
4.
A portion of a sea, a lake, or other large body of water, either landlocked or artificially protected so as to be a place of safety for vessels in stormy weather; a port or haven.
5.
(Glass Works)
A mixing box for materials.
Harbor dues
(Naut.)
, fees paid for the use of a harbor.
– Harbor seal
(Zool.)
, the common seal.
– Harbor watch
, a watch set when a vessel is in port; an anchor watch.
Har′bor
(här′bẽr)
, Verb.
T.
[Written also
harbour
.] [
imp. & p. p.
Harbored
(-bẽrd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Harboring
.] To afford lodging to; to entertain as a guest; to shelter; to receive; to give a refuge to; to indulge or cherish (a thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought);
as, to
. harbor
a grudgeAny place that
harbors
men. Shakespeare
The bare suspicion made it treason to
harbor
the person suspected. Bp. Burnet.
Let not your gentle breast
harbor
one thought of outrage. Rowe.
Har′bor
,Verb.
I.
To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor.
For this night let’s
harbor
here in York. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Harbor
H`ARBOR
,Noun.
1.
A lodging; a place of entertainment and rest. For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked.
2.
A port or haven for ships; a bay or inlet of the sea, in which ships can moor, and be sheltered from the fury of winds and a heavy sea; any navigable water where ships can ride in safety.3.
An asylum; a shelter; a place of safety from storms or danger.H`ARBOR
,Verb.
T.
1.
To entertain; to permit to lodge, rest or reside; as, to harbor malice or revenge. Harbor not a thought of revenge.
H`ARBOR
,Verb.
I.
This night let's harbor here in York.
1.
To take shelter.