laa|ger

laa|ger
laa|ger «LAH guhr», noun, verb.
–n.
a cp or encampment, especially a camp in the open country protected by a circle of wagons: »

To South Africa's 17th century settlers, “going into "laager' ” meant forming a circle with their covered wagons to defend themselves against attacks by native tribes. To their present-day descendants, it means turning increasingly to the repressive strictures of "apartheid' to protect themselves against the nonwhite majority (Time).

–v.t., v.i.
to arrange or encamp in a laager. Also, lager.
╂[< Afrikaans laager, probably < German Lager]

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