manger
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__NOTOC__ thumb|Modern livestock trough near Empire Ranch, [[Arizona.]] A manger or trough is a rack for fodder, or a structure or feeder used to hold food for animals. The word comes from the Old French mangier (meaning "to eat"), from Latin mandere (meaning "to chew").
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__NOTOC__ thumb|Modern livestock trough near Empire Ranch, [[Arizona.]] A manger or trough is a rack for fodder, or a structure or feeder used to hold food for animals. The word comes from the Old French mangier (meaning "to eat"), from Latin mandere (meaning "to chew").
Mangers are mostly used in livestock raising and generally found at stables and farmhouses. They are also used to feed wild animals, e.g., in nature reserves.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “manger” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.