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man·ger (mān′jər)

noun

a box or trough to hold fodder for horses or cattle to eat

Etymology: ME < OFr mangeure < VL *manducatoria, feeding trough < pp. of L manducare, to eat < mandere, to chew < IE base *menth-, to chew > mouth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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