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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] from Old French ''mangeure'', based on [[Latin]] ''manducat''- ‘chewed’ | | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] from Old French ''mangeure'', based on [[Latin]] ''manducat''- ‘chewed’ |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] |
| ==Definition== | | ==Definition== |
| *1: a long open box or trough for horses or cattle to eat from. | | *1: a long open box or trough for horses or cattle to eat from. |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | A '''manger''', or ''trough'', is a feeder that is made of carved stone, wood, or metal construction and is used to hold [[food]] for [[animals]] (as in a stable). Mangers are mostly used in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestock livestock] raising. They are also used to feed [[wild]] animals, e.g., in nature reserves. | + | A '''manger''', or ''trough'', is a feeder that is made of carved stone, wood, or metal construction and is used to hold [[food]] for [[animals]] (as in a stable). Mangers are mostly used in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestock livestock] raising. They are also used to feed [[wild]] animals, e.g., in nature reserves. |
− | A manger is also a [[Christian]] [[symbol]], associated with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_scene nativity scenes] where [[Mother Mary|Mary]], forced by [[necessity]] to stay in a stable instead of an inn, used a ''manger'' as a makeshift bed for the baby [[Jesus]]. | + | A manger is also a [[Christian]] [[symbol]], associated with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_scene nativity scenes] where [[Mother Mary|Mary]], forced by [[necessity]] to stay in a stable instead of an inn, used a ''manger'' as a makeshift bed for the baby [[Jesus]]. |
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| ==See also== | | ==See also== |