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