Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unharbour

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-har-bour
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To drive (someone, or something such as hunting game) from harbour or shelter.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"[I]f the Harte ſhould rowze for feare a farre of [off], his hound (hunting vpon the winde) might carie him amiſſe, ſo that he ſhould not finde the layre. Whereby (⁊ by yͤ foyles about it) he might haue certain iudgement: and if he rowze or vnharbor the Deare ⁊ find the layre, let him not blow ouer haſtely for yͤ hoűds [hounds], but onely cry, Looke ware, looke ware, ware, ware and let him draw on with his hound vntil yͤ Deare be diſcried, ⁊ rightly marked before he hallow."

Etymology

From un- + harbour.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

unharbours (present, singular) unharbouring (participle, present) unharboured (participle, past) unharboured (past) unharbor (alternative)

Questions

What does unharbour mean?: To drive (someone, or something such as hunting game) from harbour or shelter.
Where does unharbour come from?: From un- + harbour.

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