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harbour

[ hahr-ber ]
/ ˈhɑr bər /
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noun, verb (used with or without object) Chiefly British.
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usage note for harbour

See -or1.
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British Dictionary definitions for harbour

harbour

US harbor

/ (ˈhɑːbə) /

noun
a sheltered port
a place of refuge or safety
verb
(tr) to give shelter toto harbour a criminal
(tr) to maintain secretlyto harbour a grudge
to shelter (a vessel) in a harbour or (of a vessel) to seek shelter

Derived forms of harbour

harbourer or US harborer, nounharbourless or US harborless, adjective

Word Origin for harbour

Old English herebeorg, from here troop, army + beorg shelter; related to Old High German heriberga hostelry, Old Norse herbergi
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