The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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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. Specif.: A lodging place; an inn. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.(Astrol.) The mansion of a heavenly body. [Obs.]
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.
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.
Usage examples of "harbor watch".
Therefore, for the protection of the Lordkin, henceforth all Lordkin who wish to approach any ship in the harbor of Tep's Town must first obtain permission from the Lordsmen officer of the harbor watch.
An image drifted to mind of the pirate schooner laden with booty, its crew rough and merry, as it evaded the tall ships of Waterdeep's Harbor Watch.