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.
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
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French maingeure, derivative of mangier to eat < Latin mandūcāre to chew, eat. See manducate
1545–55; as translation of Latin praesēpe
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“All they’re missing are the manger and the three wise men,” the preacher quipped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
Variant was founded in 2009 by the now CIO of asset manger Prevatt Capital, Jonathan Tepper, under a belief that “robust, repeatable tools work better than gurus with crystal balls.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026
One of those is surviving his own birth, presented here in a sequence of torchlit, squishy labor that’s far from the twinkly manger of Christmas-diorama harmony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
This time of year depictions of the Baby Jesus in a manger are everywhere as a commercial cue, an object of worship, as a depiction of the essence of innocence.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2024
He slipped the halter and dropped it in the manger.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
The police’s presence at the event on Trousdale Place was prompted by a resident reporting “excessive vehicles on the street,” Beverly Hills Deputy City Manger Keith Sterling said in an email to The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
Elle Rathbun, 29, set up Wednesday on the grassy patch across from a Chipotle and Pret a Manger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
Paul Manger, the owner of another large wholesaler, Florida Marine Research, told a pet industry magazine in 2017 that his company carried about 300,000 crabs for retail distribution.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025
Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger told CBS, the BBC's US partner, he is "extremely disappointed" with the decision.
From BBC ● May 19, 2025
We lost ourselves in play, our fingers making Candles, Triangles, Diamonds, and the Manger.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Last month, Union Pacific announced plans to trim the ranks of its mangers across the railroad to help streamline decision making.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
But he emphasized that rituals like happy hour ensure that the office is a space where employees want to spend their time, so mangers don’t have to serve as hall monitors.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
Those who participated in the Feb. 7 meeting included dozens of water mangers, representatives of electric utilities, state officials and others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2023
No mangers, no wise men, nary a star of Bethlehem was in sight – just a smattering of seasonal delights for the eyes.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2022
The resting horses nibbled the remaining wisps of hay, and they stamped their feet and they bit the wood of the mangers and rattled the halter chains.
From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
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