Difference between revisions of "Manger"
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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’ | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[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 [ | + | 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 [ | + | 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]]. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 01:27, 13 December 2020
Origin
Middle English from Old French mangeure, based on Latin manducat- ‘chewed’
Definition
- 1: a long open box or trough for horses or cattle to eat from.
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 livestock raising. They are also used to feed wild animals, e.g., in nature reserves. A manger is also a Christian symbol, associated with nativity scenes where Mary, forced by necessity to stay in a stable instead of an inn, used a manger as a makeshift bed for the baby Jesus.
