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LAGER-BEER

\lˈɑːɡəbˈi͡ə], \lˈɑːɡəbˈi‍ə], \l_ˈɑː_ɡ_ə_b_ˈiə]\

Definitions of LAGER-BEER

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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lÃ¤'ger-b[=e]r, n. a kind of light beer very much used in Germany.--Also LA'GER. [Ger. lagerbier--lager, a store-house, bier, beer.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

n. [Gaelic] A German beerâ€” so called front its being laid up or stored for some months before use.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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