Lare

//lɛə(ɹ)// name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Lore; learning. obsolete
  2. 2
    Pasture; feed. obsolete

    "More hard for hungry steed t 'abstaine from pleasant lare"

  3. 3
    Obsolete form of lair. alt-of, obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To feed; to fatten. obsolete
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of Laze. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

All synonyms
idleidleloafamblebludgebum

Example

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"More hard for hungry steed t 'abstaine from pleasant lare"

Etymology

Etymology 1

See lore.

Etymology 2

See lair

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