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Lare vs Lair - What's the difference?

lare | lair |

As nouns the difference between lare and lair

is that lare is lore; learning while lair is a place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.

As verbs the difference between lare and lair

is that lare is to feed; to fatten while lair is to mire.

lare

English

Etymology 1

See (lore)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) lore; learning

    • Etymology 2

    See (lair)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) pasture; feed
    • (Spenser)

    Verb

    (lar)
  • (obsolete) To feed; to fatten

    • Anagrams

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    lair

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
  • (figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain.
  • * 1897 , (Bram Stoker), (Dracula) Chapter 21
    • ...Van Helsing stood up and said, "Now, my dear friends, we go forth to our terrible enterprise. Are we all armed, as we were on that night when first we visited our enemy's lair . Armed against ghostly as well as carnal attack?"

    Synonyms

    * (of an animal''): burrow (''of some smaller mammals''), den (''of a lion or tiger ) * (of a criminal ): den, hide-out

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Scotland) To mire.
  • (Scotland) To become mired.

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