manger Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed
    trough.

WordNet

Man"ger noun
Etymology
F. mangeoire, fr. manger to eat, fr. L. manducare, fr. mandere to chew. Cf. Mandible, Manducate.
Definitions
  1. A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat.
  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.

Webster 1913