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Definition of manger in English: mangernoun ˈmeɪn(d)ʒəˈmeɪndʒər A long trough from which horses or cattle feed. (马或牛)食槽,料槽 Example sentencesExamples - The shepherds went to the manger in Bethlehem and saw the Child.
- The sheep, cattle and donkeys were all stabled, their mangers stocked with enough hay to last through the Sabbath.
- For the holidays, the row houses were decorated to the hilt with multicolored lights, life-sized mangers, plastic reindeer hitched on roofs.
- The roof skin is put on here, the feed mangers are added, and all of the internal components, such as the rear tack room, are added.
- Wet feed remaining at the ends of mangers also provide a place for flies to lay eggs.
- We slept in mangers, in huts, in caves, in ditches.
Synonyms trough, feeding trough, fodder rack, feeder, crib
OriginMiddle English: from Old French mangeure, based on Latin manducat- 'chewed' (see manducate). In Christianity the manger is a symbol for the birth of Jesus, as told in the Gospel of Luke: ‘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.’ This word for an animal's feeding trough goes back through Old French manger ‘to eat’ (seen also in mangetout peas (early 19th century) and blancmange) to Latin manducare ‘to chew’. The name of the skin disease mange (Late Middle English) has a very similar origin. The parasites that cause it give rise to intense itching, and another meaning of manger was ‘to itch from bites’. Mangy had become an insult by the mid 16th century. See also dog.
Rhymesarranger, changer, danger, endanger, exchanger, Grainger, hydrangea, ranger, stranger Definition of manger in US English: mangernounˈmānjərˈmeɪndʒər A long open box or trough for horses or cattle to eat from. (马或牛)食槽,料槽 Example sentencesExamples - For the holidays, the row houses were decorated to the hilt with multicolored lights, life-sized mangers, plastic reindeer hitched on roofs.
- Wet feed remaining at the ends of mangers also provide a place for flies to lay eggs.
- The shepherds went to the manger in Bethlehem and saw the Child.
- We slept in mangers, in huts, in caves, in ditches.
- The roof skin is put on here, the feed mangers are added, and all of the internal components, such as the rear tack room, are added.
- The sheep, cattle and donkeys were all stabled, their mangers stocked with enough hay to last through the Sabbath.
Synonyms trough, feeding trough, fodder rack, feeder, crib
OriginMiddle English: from Old French mangeure, based on Latin manducat- ‘chewed’ (see manducate). |