A barred receptacle for fodder used in cowsheds and fold-yards; also in fields, for beasts lying out during the winter; a cratch, n.1 (In nearly all…

In early use: †a hay-rack; = heck, n.1 3 (obsolete). Later (English regional (west midlands and south-western)): a line into which cut grass or hay…

spec. applied to the ‘manger’ at Bethlehem where the infant Jesus was laid. Obsolete or archaic.

A vertically barred frame for holding animal fodder, either fixed to a wall or capable of being moved where required in a field or farmyard. Cf. heck…

A long open box or trough in a stable, barn, etc., out of which horses and cattle can eat fodder (esp. fodder which cannot be placed, like hay and…

A rack made with parallel spars to hold fodder, either fixed in a stable, or movable, so as to be placed in a field, cattle-yard, or sheep-fold (stand…

Scottish. A rack to hold fodder for cattle or other animals. Also in †to live at hake and manger: to live in plenty, to live the good life (obsolete)…

a rack to hold fodder for livestock; = heck, n.1 3.

Chiefly Scottish. A rack to hold fodder for cattle or other animals (now rare). Frequently figurative in †to live at hack and manger: to live in…

A rack for storing fodder. Obsolete.

A rack for holding hay for cattle.