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harbor

har·bor

UK/ˈhɑːbə/ US/ˈhɑɹbɚ/ fairly common us
noun (2) verb (4)

noun

1.

a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

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2.

a place of refuge and comfort and security

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verb

1.

maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

  • “bear a grudge”
  • “entertain interesting notions”
  • “harbor a resentment”
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2.

secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

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3.

keep in one''s possession; of animals

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4.

hold back a thought or feeling about

  • “She is harboring a grudge against him”
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Origin

From Middle English herberwe, herber, from Old English herebeorg (“shelter, lodgings, quarters”), from Proto-West Germanic *harjabergu (“army shelter, refuge”), from *harjaz (“army”) + *bergō (“protection”), equivalent to Old English here (“army, host”) + beorg (“defense, protection, refuge”). The final syllable was subsequently altered by analogy with the Anglo‐Norman and Old French suffix -or (as seen in loanwords like honour and labour). Doublet of albergo and auberge. See also borrow, bury, harbinger, harry and here.

Phrases

  • Bar Harbor
  • Bass Harbor
  • Boothbay Harbor
  • Bucks Harbor
  • Center Harbor
  • Charlotte Harbor
  • Cold Spring Harbor
  • Egg Harbor

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