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noun

Harbor n. (Written also harbour)

A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter. "(A grove) fair harbour that them seems." "For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked."

Specif.: A lodging place; an inn. (Obs.)

(Astrol.) The mansion of a heavenly body. (Obs.)

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.

(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.

verb

Harbor v. t. (past & past part. harbored; pres. part. harboring) (Written also harbour) 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 grudge. "Any place that harbors men." "The bare suspicion made it treason to harbor the person suspected." "Let not your gentle breast harbor one thought of outrage."

Harbor v. i. To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor. "For this night let's harbor here in York."

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Etymology of 'Harbor'

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"Harbor" Quotes from Famous Books

... of Syracuse by a great sun-glass. As the ships came up the harbor, the sun's rays were concentrated upon them: now the sails are wings of fire; the masts fall, and the vessels sink. So, by the great sun-glass of the Gospel, the rays of heaven will be concentred upon all the filth and unchastity and crime of our great towns, and under ...

— The Abominations of Modern Society • Rev. T. De Witt Talmage

... is earnest." If you are healthy, thank God for it, and sing merrily while you build the nest which will hold the mate in warmth and comfort. After the harbor of refuge is built, the ship will find a pleasant and ever-welcome anchorage ...

— The Golden Censer - The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future • John McGovern

... Operations against the Defences of Charleston Harbor in 1863; comprising the Descent upon Morris Island, the Demolition of Fort Sumter, the Reduction of Forts Wagner and Gregg. With Observations on Heavy Ordnance, Fortifications, etc. By Q. A. Gillmore, Major ...

— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 • Various

... curate's large family. The vicar lived a mile away, at the Grange, a large red-brick house with curious gables, half covered with ivy, standing on high ground, with a grand view of the sea and the harbor ...

— Wee Wifie • Rosa Nouchette Carey

... swept the Danube clear of vessels, and has thereby so raised public morality and obedience to law, that for the last few days there has been no occasion for forgiveness of sins. Every vessel has hastened into harbor, or cast anchor in mid-stream, and the watchmen can sleep in peace as long as this wind makes the joints of their wooden huts creak. No ship can travel now, and yet the corporal of the Ogradina watch-house has a fancy that ever since day-break, amidst the blustering wind and ...

— Timar's Two Worlds • Mr Jkai

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