Harbor
Harbor (har"bẽr) , noun
[Old English herbor, herberwe, herberge, Icelandic herbergi (compare Old High German heriberga), orig., a shelter for soldiers; herr army + bjarga to save, help, defend; akin to Anglo-Saxon here army, German heer, Old High German heri, Gothic harjis, and Anglo-Saxon beorgan to save, shelter, defend, German bergen. See Harry, 2d Bury, and compare Harbinger.]
1.
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.
2.
Specif.: A lodging place; an inn. [Obsolete] — Chaucer
3.
(Astrology) The mansion of a heavenly body. [Obsolete]
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.
Collocations (3)
Harbor dues (Nautical) , fees paid for the use of a harbor.
Harbor seal (Zoology) , the common seal.
Harbor watch , a watch set when a vessel is in port; an anchor watch.
Harbor (har"bẽr) , transitive verb
[Old English herberen, herberwen, herbergen; compare Icelandic herbergja. See Harbor, n.]
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 , intransitive verb
To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor.
For this night let's harbor here in York.