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Dictionary: man·ger   (mān'jər) pronunciation
n.
A trough or an open box in which feed for livestock is placed.

[Middle English, from Old French mangeoire, from mangier, to eat, from Latin mandūcāre, from mandūcō, glutton, from mandere, to chew.]


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[mahn-ZHAY] French for "eat".

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A trough in a stable for feeding cattle.


A receptacle, usually of wood or iron, for the feeding of grain and chopped roughage to farm and racing animals.

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Wooden trough

A manger is a trough or box of carved stone or wood construction used to hold food for animals (as in a stable). Mangers are mostly used in livestock raising. They are also used to feed wild animals, e.g., in nature reserves. The word comes from the French manger (meaning "to eat"), or from Latin manducare (meaning "to chew").

A manger is also a Christian symbol, associated with nativity scenes where Mary placed the baby Jesus in a manger. (Luke 2:7).

A "dog in a manger" is a derogatory term referring to someone who keeps others from having or enjoying something that he himself does not want or cannot use.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - krybbe, ædetrug

Nederlands (Dutch)
kribbe, trog

Français (French)
n. - mangeoire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Krippe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φάτνη, παχνί

Italiano (Italian)
mangiatoia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - manjedoura (f)

Русский (Russian)
кормушка

Español (Spanish)
n. - pesebre

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - krubba, vattenback (sjö.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
马槽, 挡水板, 牛槽

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 馬槽, 擋水板, 牛槽

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (동물의) 구유

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 飼い葉桶

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مذود, ساقيه لاطعام الحيوانات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮איבוס‬


 
 
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