Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lair"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lair \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lair
n : the habitation of wild animals [syn: {den}]
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