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la·ger1 
[lah-ger, law-] Pronunciation Key
[lah-ger, law-] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use. |
| 2. | to age (beer) usually by storing in tanks at just-below freezing temperatures for several weeks or months. |
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| la·ger
(lä'gər) Pronunciation Key
n. A type of beer of German origin that contains a relatively small amount of hops and is aged from six weeks to six months to allow sedimentation. Also called lager beer. [German, short for Lagerbier : Lager, storehouse, cellar (from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, bed, lair; see legh- in Indo-European roots) + Bier, beer.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
lager
lager
1858, Amer.Eng., short for lager beer (1853), from Ger. Lager-bier "beer brewed for keeping," from Lager "storehouse" (see lair) + Bier "beer."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| lager | |
noun | |
| 1. | a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons [syn: laager] |
| 2. | a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Lager
La"ger\ (l[aum]"g[~e]r), n. Lager beer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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