lager 1
/lah"geuhr, law"-/ , n.
1. Also called lager beer . a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
v.t.
2. to age (beer) usually by storing in tanks at just-below freezing temperatures for several weeks or months.
[ 1835-45; short for lager beer, half adoption, half trans. of G Lagerbier. See LAIR 1 , BEER ]
lager 2
/lah"geuhr/ , n., v.t., v.i. South African.
laager.