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manger
[ meyn-jer ]
/ ˈmeɪn dʒər /
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noun
a box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle eat.
Nautical.
- a space at the bow of a ship, having a partition for confining water entering at the hawseholes until it can be drained.
- a sunken bottom in a chain locker, covered by a grating and used to collect water from the anchor chain.
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Origin of manger
1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French maingeure, derivative of mangier to eat <Latin mandūcāre to chew, eat. See manducate
Words nearby manger
Mangbetu, mange, mangeao, mangel-wurzel, mangemange, manger, mangetout, mangey, mangia-cake, mangle, mango
Other definitions for manger (2 of 2)
Origin of Manger
1545–55; as translation of Latin praesēpe
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British Dictionary definitions for manger
manger
/ (ˈmeɪndʒə) /
noun
a trough or box in a stable, barn, etc, from which horses or cattle feed
nautical a basin-like construction in the bows of a vessel for catching water draining from an anchor rode or coming in through the hawseholes
Word Origin for manger
C14: from Old French maingeure food trough, from mangier to eat, ultimately from Latin mandūcāre to chew
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Other Idioms and Phrases with manger
manger
see dog in the manger.
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