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单词 manger
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manger

(meɪndʒəʳ)
Word forms: plural mangers
countable noun
A manger is a low open container which cows, horses, and other animals feed from when indoors.
[old-fashioned]
Synonyms: trough, feeder, crib More Synonyms of manger

manger in British English

(ˈmeɪndʒə)
noun
1. 
a trough or box in a stable, barn, etc, from which horses or cattle feed
2.  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
C14: from Old French maingeure food trough, from mangier to eat, ultimately from Latin mandūcāre to chew

manger in American English

(ˈmeɪndʒər)
noun
a box or trough to hold fodder for horses or cattle to eat
Word origin
ME < OFr mangeure < VL *manducatoria, feeding trough < pp. of L manducare, to eat < mandere, to chew < IE base *menth-, to chew > mouth

Examples of 'manger' in a sentence
manger

We leave the manger scene in its place.
Christianity Today (2000)

Definition of 'manger'

(noun) 
Definition
a trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle feed
All the feed went into one manger.
Synonyms
trough
The old stone cattle trough still sits by the entrance.
feeder
crib
Each calf in the dairy has its own little crib.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of crib
Definition
a rack or manger for fodder
Each calf in the dairy has its own little crib.
Synonyms
manger,
box,
stall,
rack,
bunker

Nearby words of
manger

  • mane
  • manful
  • manfully
  • manger
  • mangle
  • mangy
  • manhandle

Synonyms of 'manger'

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