man|ger

man|ger
man|ger «MAYN juhr», noun.
1. a box or trough in a barn or stable, built against the wall at the right height for horses or cattle to eat from: »

And she…wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn (Luke 2:7). His hay storage…equipped with a movable manger, reduces labor (Newsweek).

2. Nautical. a small space at the forward end of a deck, divided off by a bulkhead or board to shut off any water entering by the hawseholes.
╂[< Old French mangeoire, or maingeure < Vulgar Latin mandūcātoria feeding trough < Latin mandūcāre to chew < mandere]

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