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Part of a nativity scene
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manger
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Word definitions for manger in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 14c., from Old French mangeoire "crib, manger," from mangier "to eat" (see mange ) + -oire , common suffix for implements and receptacles.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
manger \man"ger\, n. [F. mangeoire, fr. manger to eat, fr. L. manducare, fr. mandere to chew. Cf. Mandible , Manducate .] A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A trough for animals to eat from.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
__NOTOC__ A manger , or trough , is a structure used to hold food to feed animals. The word manger originally referred to a feed-trough , but it may also be used to refer to a water-trough when this is not being used possibly because it is similar to an ...
Usage examples of manger.
Comme il se dirigeait vers la salle a manger qui faisait suite au hall, sa femme le retint.
The gloom on the quarter-deck seeped forward, reaching as far as the goat-house, the manger, and even the hawse-holes themselves.
The dog slunk into a corner and hid beneath a manger and lay there growling softly, but I could tell that the beast was not overly brave, or else it would never have lived to be so gray.
Then, as Whitey had dragged the remains of the branch from the manger to the floor of the stall, Sam scrambled to the top of the manger and looked over.
About Grandmere and the incident at Les Hautes Manger last night, I mean.
Grandmere into talking the owner of Les Hautes Manger into hiring Jangbu back.
Les Hautes Manger to show their solidarity with Jangbu Pinasa, the employee who was dismissed from Les Hautes Manger last night after an incident involving the Dowager Princess of Genovia.
Jangbu Pinasa, a fellow busboy who was dismissed from the four-star uptown brasserie, Les Hautes Manger, last Thursday night after a run-in involving the Dowager Princess of Genovia.
Abbie tied the lead rope to one of the manger rings, then removed the blanket and handed it over the manger to Ben.
She gave the filly a final hug and crawled over the manger to join the others.
Barbares ne regardent comme des hommes que ceux qui peuvent le plus manger et boire.
Alucius replaced the brushes in their leather case, then checked the manger and the grain and water.
He found some little water for the gray, and then, hoping the gray would eat what was left in the manger while he was briefly gone, hurried to collect his gear from the barracks bay.
With a deep breath, he slipped the sash out of the manger and brushed away the loose straw, then eased it over his uniform tunic.
He also left the sash and empty dispatch case in the manger under the straw.