ligger.
The horizontal timber of a scaffolding; a ledger.
Meaning & usage
The horizontal timber of a scaffolding; a ledger.
A simply supported plank over a stream used as a footbridge.
A nether millstone.
A coverlet for a bed.
A freeloader or hanger-on, especially in the music or entertainment industry.
A kelt (“thin, recently spawned salmon”).
A baited fishing line attached to a float, for night fishing, etc.
One who lies in bed.
A layer.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English liggere; equivalent to lig + -er. Doublet of ledger. Many senses (especially sense 5) are likely formed anew from lig rather than continuations of the preceding senses.
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