From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [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]
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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