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lair

UK/ˈlɛə̯/ US/ˈlɛə̯] ~ [ˈlɛː/ fairly common uk

noun

1.

the habitation of wild animals

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Origin

From Middle English leir, leire, lair, lare, from Old English leġer (“couch, bed”), from Proto-Germanic *legrą, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

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