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Harbored

Harbor \Har"bor\ (h[aum]r"b[~e]r), v. t. [Written also harbour.] [imp. & p. p. Harbored (-b[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Harboring.] [OE. herberen, herberwen, herbergen; cf. Icel. herbergj

  1. 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.

    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.

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harbored

vb. (en-past of: harbor)

Usage examples of "harbored".

Even those who dared not brave the wilds of that unguarded pass crossed east of Auckney, through another pass that harbored the town of Hundelstone, which had six times the population of Auckney and many more valuable supplies and craftsmen.

All about the plateau that harbored his tower were the standards of various bands of goblins.

He knew well that the dwarf harbored strong feelings for the young barbarian, though he also realized that Bruenor would never openly admit it.

Many in the group harbored thoughts of turning back then and there, but Belwar, who had spoken with Drizzt not so long ago, knew something here was out of the ordinary.

He wanted to make sure that there were only three and that they didn't have any of the dangerous pets giants often harbored, like cave bears or huge wolves.

Whatever ill will Dwahvel harbored over that incident couldn't hold anyway, not when her pragmatism surfaced.

It seemed to him as if every fear he had ever harbored in every dark corner of his imagination had become real, stalking inexorably toward his thoughts, his memories, his very identity.

In a split second, the creature harbored no doubts that the halfling holding the amazing gemstone was its best friend.

Conceivably someone harbored amorous feelings for you, or you, too, had secrets to teach.

Nimor thought it likely that Matron Mother Tlabbar harbored great aspirations for her House.

Unlike the realm of the dark elves, the stalagmites harbored great stinking smelters and foundries, not the elegant castles of noble families.

He’d always harbored the quaint notion that a man was innocent until proven guilty, and that brains were more powerful than brawn.

His blue eyes had gone glassy, shedding the defiance they’d harbored only a moment before.

It was increasingly clear he harbored no guilt whatsoever about his role in fostering the system that destroyed men like Herr Volkmann.

Any objection he harbored toward Carswell ‘ s behavior, he’d deliver during a private moment, if at all.