Lair definition
(obsolete) A resting place; a couch.
noun
A den or hideaway.
noun
The den or dwelling of a wild animal.
noun
The definition of a lair is a secret, secluded or private place, especially one used by an animal.
A wolf's den is an example of a lair.
noun
To go to, rest in, or have a lair.
verb
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(intransitive, Scotland) To become mired.
verb
A bed or resting place of a wild animal; den.
noun
Any place of refuge or for hiding.
noun
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(Scotland) To mire.
verb
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
lair
Plural:
lairsOrigin of lair
- Middle English from Old English leger legh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old English leġer (“couch, bed”), from Proto-Germanic *legrą, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.
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