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manger
1[meyn-jer]
noun
a box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle eat.
Nautical.
a space at the bow of a ship, having a partition for confining water entering at the hawseholes until it can be drained.
a sunken bottom in a chain locker, covered by a grating and used to collect water from the anchor chain.
Manger
2[meyn-jer]
noun
manger
/ ˈɪԻə /
noun
a trough or box in a stable, barn, etc, from which horses or cattle feed
nautical a basin-like construction in the bows of a vessel for catching water draining from an anchor rode or coming in through the hawseholes
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of manger1
Origin of manger2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of manger1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
"This Christmas, God's Church itself needs to come again to the manger and strip off her finery and kneel in penitence and adoration. And be changed," he said.
"Right now, this Christmas, God's Church itself needs to come to the manger and strip off her finery and kneel in penitence and adoration," he is expected to say.
This time of year depictions of the Baby Jesus in a manger are everywhere as a commercial cue, an object of worship, as a depiction of the essence of innocence.
These wise men, or magi, will eventually arrive at the manger on Jan. 6, also known as Epiphany or Three Kings Day.
"Sometimes I think 'gosh, how has he been in and out in such a short space of time' when I hear about a manger losing their job."
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