Manger
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.
"A Churliſh Envious Curr vvas gotten into a Manger, and there lay Growling and Snarling to keep the Horſes from their Provender. The Dog Eat None himſelf, and yet rather Ventur'd the Starving his Own Carcaſe then he would ſuffer any thing elfe to be the Better for't."
- 2 a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed wordnet
- 3 A section of a bow of a ship partitioned from the hawsehole to keep water out.
"Though I was close by I could not fully comprehend the whole manœuvre. The captain was head and shoulders immersed in the filthy trough, which, uncleaned, was taken from the manger, that part of the main deck directly under the forecastle and filled with salt water."
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"A jealous person gets a feeling of contentment by behaving like a dog in the manger even with his friends."
Etymology
From Middle English manger, from Old French mangeoire, menjoere, from mangier (“to eat”) (modern French manger). Cognate with Galician manxadoira, Italian mangiatoia, Occitan manjadoira, French mangeoire.
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