Meaning of LAIR
| Pronunciation: | | lehr
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| | Definition: | | [n] the habitation of wild animals |
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| | Synonyms: | | den |
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| | See Also: | | habitation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lair\, n. [OE. leir, AS. leger; akin to D. leger, G. lager
couch, lair, OHG. laga?, 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.
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| | Related Terms: | | abri, adytum, antre, ashram, asylum, bolt-hole, bordello, brothel, bunker, burrow, cache, cathouse, cave, cavern, cell, clip joint, cloister, concealment, corner, couch, cove, cover, covert, coverture, cranny, cubby, cubbyhole, dark corner, den, den of thieves, dive, dugout, dump, earth, fleshpots, form, foxhole, funk hole, grot, grotto, gyp joint, hermitage, hideaway, hideout, hidey hole, hiding, hiding place, hole, hollow, holy of holies, ivory tower, joint, lodge, mew, nest, niche, nook, privacy, recess, refuge, retreat, run, sanctuary, sanctum, sanctum sanctorum, secret place, sewer, sporting house, stash, stews, subterrane, subway, tunnel, undercovert, warren, whorehouse |
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