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<hw>Har"bor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <altsp>[Written also <asp>harbour</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[OE <ets>herbor</ets>, <ets>herberwe</ets>, <ets>herberge</ets>, Icel. <ets>herbergi</ets> (cf. OHG. <ets>heriberga</ets>), orig., a shelter for soldiers; <ets>herr</ets> army + <ets>bjarga</ets> to save, help, defend; akin to AS. <ets>here</ets> army, G. <ets>heer</ets>, OHG. <ets>heri</ets>, Goth. <ets>harjis</ets>, and AS. <ets>beorgan</ets> to save, shelter, defend, G. <ets>bergen</ets>. See <er>Harry</er>, <er>2d Bury</er>, and cf. <er>Harbinger</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.</def>

<blockquote>[A grove] fair <b>harbour</b> that them seems. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>For <b>harbor</b> at a thousand doors they knocked. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Specif.: A lodging place; an inn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld> <def>The mansion of a heavenly body.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>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.</def>

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<p><b>5.</b> <fld>(Glass Works)</fld> <def>A mixing box materials.</def>

<cs><col>Harbor dues</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>fees paid for the use of a harbor.</cd> -- <col>Harbor seal</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the common seal.</cd> -- <col>Harbor watch</col>, <cd>a watch set when a vessel is in port; an anchor watch.</cd></cs>

<h1>Harbor</h1> <Xpage=670>

<hw>Har"bor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <altsp>[Written also <asp>harbour</asp>.]</altsp> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Harbored</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Harboring</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>herberen</ets>, <ets>herberwen</ets>, <ets>herbergen</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>herbergja</ets>. See <er>Harbor</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>To afford lodging to; to enter as guest; to receive; to give a refuge to; indulge or cherish (a thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought).</def>

<blockquote>Any place that <b>harbors</b> men. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The bare suspicion made it treason to <b>harbor</b> the person suspected. <i>Bp. Burnet.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Let not your gentle breast <b>harbor</b> one thought of outrage. <i>Rowe.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Harbor</h1> <Xpage=670>

<hw>Har"bor</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor.</def>

<blockquote>For this night let's <b>harbor</b> here in York. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Harborage</h1> <Xpage=670>

<hw>Har"bor*age</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Shelter; entertainment.</def><mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>Where can I get me <b>harborage</b> for the night? <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Harborer</h1> <Xpage=670>

<hw>Har"bor*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, harbors.</def>

<blockquote>Geneva was . . . a <b>harborer</b> of exiles for religion. <i>Strype.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Harborless</h1> <Xpage=670>

<hw>Har"bor*less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Without a harbor; shelterless.</def>

<h1>Harbor master</h1> <Xpage=670>

<hw>Har"bor mas`ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>An officer charged with the duty of executing the regulations respecting the use of a harbor.</def>