noun.
A dialectal form of refuse.
noun.
Same as isle of safety.
To shelter; protect; find refuge or excuse for.
To take shelter.
noun.
Shelter or protection from danger or distress.
noun.
That which shelters or protects from danger, distress, or calamity; a stronghold which protects by its strength, or a sanctuary which secures safety by its sacredness; any place where one is out of the way of a threatened danger or evil; specifically, an institution where the destitute or homeless find temporary shelter; an asylum.
noun.
An expedient to secure protection, defense, or excuse; a device; a contrivance; a shift; a resource.
noun.
Synonyms Safety, security.
noun.
Asylum, retreat, sanctuary, harbor, covert.