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Webster 1913 Edition

Lair

Lair

(lâr)
,
Noun.
[OE.
leir
, AS.
leger
; akin to D.
leger
, G.
lager
couch, lair, OHG.
legar
, Goth.
ligrs
, and to E.
lie
. See
Lie
to be prostrate, and cf.
Layer
,
Leaguer
.]
1.
A place in which to lie or rest; especially, the bed or couch of a wild beast.
2.
A burying place.
[Scot.]
Jamieson.
3.
A pasture; sometimes, food.
[Obs.]
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lair

LAIR

,
Noun.
[L. locus.]
1.
A place of rest; the bed or couch of a boar or wild beast.
2.
Pasture; the ground.

Definition 2024

làir

làir

See also: lair and láir

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

làir f ‎(genitive singular làire or làrach, plural làraichean)

  1. mare (female horse)
  2. (offensive slang) A bit of skirt.

Etymology

From Old Irish láir ‎(“mare”).

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