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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Harbory, -boury, -burie, n. Also: -borry, -borie, -bourie. [Common later var. of Harbery.]

1. Harbour, shelter. 1551 Hamilton Cat. 244.
He giffis thé meit, drink, and claith and harbory 1567 Acts (1597) ii. 14.
Quhatsumever person … giuis meate, harbourie or assistance to any thieuis 1647 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 84.
That no inhabitant … give hir harbourie or intertainment 1669 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. III. 49.
To furnish them [rebels] with meat, drink, house, harboury, [etc.] 1685-8 Renwick Serm. 276.
Ye that are ... cast out of houses and harboury

2. A harbour, a haven.(a) 1588 Ayr Chart. 56.
The beating … and uphalding of the said harborie, heavin, and brig 1610 Crim. Trials III. 111.
In a harborry 1612 Reg. Privy C. IX. 340.
The harborie [of Dundee being] filled with beddis of sand 1636 Maxwell Stuart Mun. 35.
The Hollanders busches … retraites in tym of storme to … creikes and harboreis in Orknay a1603 Tract. Leg. Naval. 58 b.
She being … within ane sure harborie for the tyme(b) 1627 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. II. 70.
The mouth of the harbourie suld be cloised with ane bomb [= boom] or chaine 1663 Ib. 3 Ser. I. 452.
That you suffer no ships from thence to enter your harboury 1692 Misc. B. Rec. iii.
The harbourie being the greatest concerne in the town(c) 1641 Acts V. (1817) 519/2.
The forsaid burghe … of Sanct Androis port, heaven and harburie thairof

Attrib. with mouth. 1655 Lamont Diary 84.
Ther was a barke att Leith cast away … euen att harboury mouth