haven town
/ˈheɪvn taʊn/Now historical and rare
noun
A town having a haven or harbour; a seaport town. Also (and earliest) figurative : a place providing refuge or sanctuary.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Book to Mother. From haven + town.
- bread and circuses
- bread and water
- bread and wine
- breadbasket
- bread bin
- breadboard
- breadbox
- breadcrumb
- breadcrumbed
- breadcrumbs
- breadcrumb trail
- breaded
- breadfruit
- breadfruit tree
- breadhead
- breading
- bread-kind
- bread knife
- breadline
- bread mold
- bread palm
- bread pudding
- bread sauce
- breadstick
- breadstuff