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Entry 7 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Harbor

/(här"bẽr)/ · Har·bor · IPA /ˈhɑɹbɚ/
01 n. A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.
  1. 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. 2.
    Specif.: A lodging place; an inn.[Obs.]
  3. 3.
    The mansion of a heavenly body.(Astrol.) [Obs.]
  4. 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. 5.
    A mixing box for materials.(Glass Works)
Phrases & compounds
Harbor dues — fees paid for the use of a harbor.
Harbor seal — the common seal.
Harbor watch — a watch set when a vessel is in port; an anchor watch.
02 v. t. 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, es…
imp. & p. p. Harbored; p. pr. & vb. n. Harboring
  1. 1.
    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.
03 v. i. To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor.
  1. 1.
    To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor.
    “For this night let's harbor here in York.” — Shak.