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Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 1 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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LAAGER , a

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AFRICAN

African Dutch word (Dutch leger, Ger. lager, connected with Eng . " lair ") for a temporary defensive encampment, formed by a circle of wagons . The

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ENGLISH

English word is " leaguer," an armed

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CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)

camp, especially that of a besieging or "beleaguering"

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army . The Ger. lager, in the sense of "

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STORE (from O. Fr. estor or estoire, Late Lat. staurum or instaurum, stock, provisions, supply, from the late use of instaurare, to provide, properly to construct, renew, restore)

store," is

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FAMILIAR (through the Fr. familier, from Lat. familiaris, of or belonging to the familia, family)

familiar as the name of a

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LIGHT

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BEER

beer (see

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BREWING

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