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Haven
Pronunciation : Ha"ven
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. h?fene; akin to D. & LG. haven, G. hafen, MNG. habe, Dan. havn, Icel. h?fn, Sw. hamn; akin to E. have, and hence orig., a holder; or to heave (see Heave); or akin to AS. h?f sea, Icel. & Sw. haf, Dan. hav, which is perh. akin to E. heave.]
Definition : 1. A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port. What shipping and what lading's in our haven. Shak. Their haven under the hill. Tennyson.
2. A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum. Shak. The haven, or the rock of love. Waller.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ha"ven
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To shelter, as in a haven. Keats.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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