From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Harbor \Har"bor\, verb (used without an object) To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor.
For this night let's harbor here in York. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Harbor \Har"bor\ (h[aum]r"b[~e]r), verb (used with an object) [Written also {harbour}.] [imp. & p. p. {Harbored} (-b[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Harboring}.] [OE. herberen, herberwen, herbergen; cf. Icel. herbergja. See {Harbor}, noun] 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. --Shak.
The bare suspicion made it treason to harbor the person suspected. --Bp. Burnet.
Let not your gentle breast harbor one thought of outrage. --Rowe.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Harbor \Har"bor\ (h[aum]r"b[~e]r), noun [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.
[A grove] fair harbour that them seems. --Spenser.
For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked. --Dryden.
2. Specif.: A lodging place; an inn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
3. (Astrol.) The mansion of a heavenly body. [Obs.]
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.
{Harbor dues} (Naut.), fees paid for the use of a harbor.
{Harbor seal} (Zo["o]l.), the common seal.
{Harbor watch}, a watch set when a vessel is in port; an anchor watch.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo [syn: {seaport}, {haven}, {harbour}]
2: a place of refuge and comfort and security [syn: {harbour}]
verb
1: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" [syn: {harbour}, {hold}, {entertain}, {nurse}]
2: secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) [syn: {harbour}]
3: keep in one's possession; of animals [syn: {harbour}]
4: hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him" [syn: {harbour}, {shield}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
164 Moby Thesaurus words for "harbor": accommodate, anchorage, anchorage ground, arm, armlet, armor, asylum, basin, bay, bayou, bear, bed, belt, berth, bestow, bight, billet, board, boca, bosom, bourn, breakwater, bulkhead, bunk, cabin, camp, chamber, champion, cherish, chuck, cling to, clip, cloak, compass about, conceal, copyright, cove, cover, covert, creek, cushion, defend, destination, dock, dockage, dockyard, domicile, domiciliate, dry dock, embankment, embosom, embrace, encamp, ensure, entertain, estuary, euripus, fence, fend, fjord, fondle, forest preserve, foster, frith, game preserve, game sanctuary, goal, groin, guarantee, guard, gulf, gut, harbor of refuge, harborage, have, have and hold, haven, hide, hold, hold on to, house, hug, hut, inlet, insure, jetty, jutty, keep, keep from harm, keep safe, kyle, landing, landing place, landing stage, last stop, loch, lodge, lough, maintain, make safe, marina, mole, mooring, moorings, mouth, narrow, narrow seas, narrows, natural harbor, nestle, nurse, nurture, patent, pier, police, port, preserve, protect, protected anchorage, put up, quarter, quay, reach, refuge, register, retain, retreat, ride shotgun for, riding, road, roads, roadstead, roof, room, roost, safe haven, safeguard, safehold, sanctuary, screen, seaport, seawall, secrete, secure, shelter, shield, shipyard, shroud, slip, snug harbor, sound, stable, stop, stopping place, strait, straits, stronghold, terminal, terminal point, terminus, treasure, treasure up, underwrite, wharf
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
HARBOR, noun A place where ships taking shelter from stores are exposed to the fury of the customs.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Harbor, OR (CDP, FIPS 32100) Location: 42.03914 N, 124.25467 W Population (1990): 2143 (1292 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97415
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Harbor, OR -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Oregon Population (2000): 2622 Housing Units (2000): 1691 Land area (2000): 1.873427 sq. miles (4.852154 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.439748 sq. miles (1.138943 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.313175 sq. miles (5.991097 sq. km) FIPS code: 32100 Located within: Oregon (OR), FIPS 41 Location: 42.040812 N, 124.253639 W ZIP Codes (1990): 97415 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Harbor, OR Harbor
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