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   Harbor , 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.]
   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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   Specif.: A lodging place; an inn. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   
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   (Astrol.) The mansion of a heavenly body. [Obs.]
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   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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   (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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   Harbor , v. t. [Written also harbour.] [imp. & p. p. Harbored ; 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.
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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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   Harbor, v. i. To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor.
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   For this night let's harbor here in York.
   Shak.
   
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