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lair definition

lair (ler)

noun

  1. a bed or resting place of a wild animal; den
  2. any place of refuge or for hiding

Etymology: ME lier < OE leger, lit., lying place, hence bed, couch (in Du, a camp) < Gmc base (*leg-) of licgan, to lie

intransitive verb

to go to, rest in, or have a lair

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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