Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - lair
Lair
lair
1. n. & v. --n. 1 a a wild animal's resting-place. b a person's hiding-place; a den (tracked him to his lair). 2 a place where domestic animals lie down. 3 Brit. a shed or enclosure for cattle on the way to market. --v. 1 intr. go to or rest in a lair. 2 tr. place (an animal) in a lair. Derivatives lairage n. Etymology: OE leger f. Gmc: cf. LIE(1) 2. n. & v. Austral. sl. --n. a youth or man who dresses flashily and shows off. --v.intr. (often foll. by up or dress) behave or dress like a lair. Derivatives lairy adj. Etymology: lair back-form. f. lairy; lairy alt. f. LEERY
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I. noun see: lie Date: before 12th century a resting or sleeping place ; bed, 2. the resting or living place of a wild animal ; den, a refuge or place for hiding, II. verb Etymology: Scots ~ mire Date: circa 1560 transitive verb to cause to sink in mire, intransitive verb wallow ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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