manger
[ meyn-jer ]
/ ˈmeɪn dʒər /
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.
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
mange,
mangeao,
mangel-wurzel,
mangelwurzel,
mangemange,
manger,
mangetout,
mangey,
mangia-cake,
mangle,
mango
Definition for manger (2 of 2)
Origin of Manger
1545–55; as translation of Latin
praesēpe
Example sentences from the Web for manger
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
Idioms and Phrases with manger
manger
see dog in the manger.