GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   manger (?), n. [F. mangeoire, fr. manger to eat, fr. L. manducare, fr. mandere to chew.  Cf. Mandible, Manducate.]
   1. A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat.
   
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   And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.  Luke 2: 7
   
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   2. (Naut.) The fore part of the deck, having a bulkhead athwart ships high enough to prevent water which enters the hawse holes from running over it.
   
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