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n. [ OE. herbergeour, OF. herbergeor one who provides lodging, fr. herbergier to provide lodging, F. héberger, OF. herberge lodging, inn, F. auberge; of German origin. See Harbor. ] 1. One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when traveling, to provide and prepare lodgings. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A forerunner; a precursor; a messenger. [ 1913 Webster ]

I knew by these harbingers who were coming. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Harbingered p. pr. & vb. n. Harbingering. ] To usher in; to be a harbinger of. “Thus did the star of religious freedom harbinger the day.” Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. ] 1. A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ A grove ] fair harbour that them seems. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specif.: A lodging place; an inn. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Astrol.) The mansion of a heavenly body. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Glass Works) A mixing box for materials. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor. [ 1913 Webster ]

For this night let's harbor here in York. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Any place that harbors men. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The bare suspicion made it treason to harbor the person suspected. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let not your gentle breast harbor one thought of outrage. Rowe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Shelter; entertainment.[ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Where can I get me harborage for the night? Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, harbors. [ 1913 Webster ]

Geneva was . . . a harborer of exiles for religion. Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without a harbor; shelterless. [ 1913 Webster ]