manger en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- [ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː] (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒɚ] ~ [ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒɹ̩] (Canadian, General-American, Standard)
- /ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒɚ/ (Canadian, General-American, Standard)
- [ˈmæ̝ɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː] ~ [ˈmæ̝ɪ̯n.d͡ʒɐ̝ː] (Australia)
- /ˈmæɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/ (Australia)
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.
Meanings
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A trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.
It was the Winter wilde. While the Heav’n-born-childe, All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies: Nature in aw to him Had doff't her gawdy trim, With her great Maſter ſo to ſympathize: It was no ſeaſon then for her To wanton with the Sun her luſty Paramour.
1646 (indicated as 1645), John Milton, “On the Morning of Christs Nativity”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], →OCLC, page 2: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.
1692, Roger L’Estrange, “[The Fables of Æsop, &c.] Fab[le] LXXVI. A Dog in a Manger.”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC, page 75:
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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.
1838, Edward Howard, Frederick Marryat, chapter XLIII, in Rattlin, the Reefer:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mangers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
mangerful · at heck and manger · manger board · at rack and manger · dog in the manger · mangerless · mangerlike
Relateds
Translations (78)
hy կերատաշտ (trough for animals to eat from) · cs koryto (trough for animals to eat from) · uk я́сла (trough for animals to eat from) · grc φάτνη (trough for animals to eat from) · wa crepe (trough for animals to eat from) · fr mangeoire (trough for animals to eat from) · wa stamonire (trough for animals to eat from) · hi लड़ामनी (trough for animals to eat from) · blt ꪭꪱꪉꪐ꫁ꪱ (trough for animals to eat from) · th รางหญ้า (trough for animals to eat from) · shn ႁၢင်းဝူဝ်း (trough for animals to eat from) · la alveus (trough for animals to eat from) · he אבוס (trough for animals to eat from) · gu ગભાણ (trough for animals to eat from) · el παχνί (trough for animals to eat from) · sh jasle (trough for animals to eat from) · ru корму́шка (trough for animals to eat from) · gl presebe (trough for animals to eat from) · ru я́сли (trough for animals to eat from) · sl korito (trough for animals to eat from) · eo staltrogo (trough for animals to eat from) · cmn 槽 (trough for animals to eat from) · kgj ताँद (trough for animals to eat from) · eo kripo (trough for animals to eat from) · wa stamonêye (trough for animals to eat from) · ckb ئاخوڕ (trough for animals to eat from) · sl jasli (trough for animals to eat from) · et mold (trough for animals to eat from) · tr yemlik (trough for animals to eat from) · hy մսուր (trough for animals to eat from) · uk жо́лоб (trough for animals to eat from) · sq koritë (trough for animals to eat from) · hu jászol (trough for animals to eat from) · nl kribbe (trough for animals to eat from) · gu ગમાણ (trough for animals to eat from) · et sõim (trough for animals to eat from) · grc κάπη (trough for animals to eat from) · gl cambeleira (trough for animals to eat from) · ko 구유 (trough for animals to eat from) · ka ბაგა (trough for animals to eat from) · cmn 飼槽 /饲槽 (trough for animals to eat from) · de Trog (trough for animals to eat from) · ro iesle (trough for animals to eat from) · lo ຮາງຫຍ້າ (trough for animals to eat from) · et küna (trough for animals to eat from) · enm manger (trough for animals to eat from) · es pesebre (trough for animals to eat from) · is jata (trough for animals to eat from) · cmn 馬槽 /马槽 (trough for animals to eat from) · la praesaepium (trough for animals to eat from) · it mangiatoia (trough for animals to eat from) · bra लड़ामनी (trough for animals to eat from) · cmn 食槽 (trough for animals to eat from) · sq lug (trough for animals to eat from) · got 𐌿𐌶𐌴𐍄𐌰 (trough for animals to eat from) · sk hrant (trough for animals to eat from) · fi seimi (trough for animals to eat from) · uk годівни́ця (trough for animals to eat from) · kmr afir (trough for animals to eat from) · nod ᩁᩣ᩠ᨦᩉ᩠ᨿ᩶ᩣ (trough for animals to eat from) · cs žlab (trough for animals to eat from) · nb tro (trough for animals to eat from) · pl żłób (trough for animals to eat from) · ca menjadora (trough for animals to eat from) · sk válov (trough for animals to eat from) · nb krybbe (trough for animals to eat from) · bg храни́лка (trough for animals to eat from) · bg ясли (trough for animals to eat from) · pt manjedoura (trough for animals to eat from) · gl manxadoira (trough for animals to eat from) · el φάτνη (trough for animals to eat from) · fi kaukalo (trough for animals to eat from) · sk koryto (trough for animals to eat from) · gl maseira (trough for animals to eat from) · izh soimi (trough for animals to eat from) · sv krubba (trough for animals to eat from) · de Krippe (trough for animals to eat from) · pdt Kjrebb (trough for animals to eat from)