Harbour

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Harbor \Har"bor\ (h[aum]r"b[~e]r), n. [Written also {harbour}.]
     [OE. herbor, herberwe, herberge, Icel. herbergi (cf. OHG.
     heriberga), orig., a shelter for soldiers; herr army + bjarga
     to save, help, defend; akin to AS. here army, G. heer, OHG.
     heri, Goth. harjis, and AS. beorgan to save, shelter, defend,
     G. bergen. See {Harry}, {2d Bury}, and cf. {Harbinger}.]


     1. A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security
        and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.
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              [A grove] fair harbour that them seems. --Spenser.
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              For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. Specif.: A lodging place; an inn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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     3. (Astrol.) The mansion of a heavenly body. [Obs.]
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     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.
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     5. (Glass Works) A mixing box for materials.
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     {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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Harbor \Har"bor\ (h[aum]r"b[~e]r), v. t. [Written also
     {harbour}.] [imp. & p. p. {Harbored} (-b[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Harboring}.] [OE. herberen, herberwen, herbergen; cf.
     Icel. 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.
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           Any place that harbors men.              --Shak.
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           The bare suspicion made it treason to harbor the person
           suspected.                               --Bp. Burnet.
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           Let not your gentle breast harbor one thought of
           outrage.                                 --Rowe.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  harbour
       n 1: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
            [syn: {seaport}, {haven}, {harbor}]
       2: a place of refuge and comfort and security [syn: {harbor}]
       v 1: secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) [syn: {harbor}]
       2: keep in one's possession; of animals [syn: {harbor}]
       3: hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a
          grudge against him" [syn: {harbor}, {shield}]
       4: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge";
          "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
          [syn: {harbor}, {hold}, {entertain}, {nurse}]