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▪ I. lager n. (Formerly at lager beer in Dict.) orig. U.S.|ˈlaːgə(r)|
[Shortening of lager beer n.]
a. = lager beer n. Also, a drink of this.
Lager has long been more usual than lager beer.
1855J. E. Cooke Ellie i. i. 13 He was rotund, red and solemn—‘lager’ was written in his eyes. 1858in Bartlett Dict. Amer. (1860) 235 The German drinks his lager, and drinks it apparently in indefinite quantities. 1867Simmonds Dict. Trade Suppl., Bock-beer, a favourite Bavarian..beverage, of the best lager description. 1883‘Mark Twain’ Life on Mississippi xxiii. 260 Give an Irishman lager for a month and he's a dead man. 1891Daily News 27 Apr. 3/2 ‘Large lagers’,..which were over half a pint. 1922E. O'Neill Anna Christie (1923) i. 6 Johnny draws the lager and porter and sets the big, foaming schooners before them. 1943H. Tauber Enzyme Technol. i. 28 Ale yeast does not contain melibiase, whereas lager yeast does. 1984Listener 27 Sept. 22/1 A club with one of the worst records for drunken yobbery..makes a deal with the makers of Holstein lager.
b. Special Comb. lager lout colloq., a young man who behaves in an aggressive, boorish manner as a result of drinking (typically lager) excessively.
1987C. Thompson Beware Barmaid's Smile! 8 When the *lager lout says that beer is an old man's drink, the reply is to ask if they have ever thought of growing up. 1989Q Mar. 10/1 There's more to football supporters than Stanley knife-waving lager louts. 1993Independent 4 Jan. 5/1 The recession is having one good effect—keeping lager louts away from foreign holiday resorts.
▪ II. lager, v.|ˈlɑːgə(r)|
[ad. G. lagern to store.]
To store (beer) (see quots.). Hence ˈlagering vbl. n.
1946A. L. Simon Conc. Encycl. Gastron. VIII. 98/2 Lager beer, a light type of beer which is brewed from malt, with hops and water, fermented, and then stored (lagered). 1962Economist 10 Feb. 543/1 A continuous fermentation process can eliminate the ‘lagering’ time. 1965O. A. Mendelsohn Dict. Drink 193 Lagering, the almost obsolete process of aging beer by holding it in large tanks, where it clarifies naturally. |