: a trough (see trough sense 1a) or open box in a stable designed to hold feed or fodder for livestock
We had our stage props now: a radiating tinfoil star and one of those mangers you see in Nativity scenes and nowhere else.—
Richard Peck
Richard PeckThe first stall was a large square one, shut in behind with a wooden gate; … it had a low rack for hay and a low manger for corn …—Anna Sewell
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“Manger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manger. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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manger
noun
man·ger
ˈmān-jər 
: a trough or open box in which food for farm animals is placed
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