Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Manger \Man"ger\, n. [F. mangeoire, fr. manger to eat, fr. L.
   manducare, fr. mandere to chew. Cf. {Mandible}, {Manducate}.]
   1. A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses
      or cattle to eat.

   2. (Naut.) The fore part of the deck, having a bulkhead
      athwart ships high enough to prevent water which enters
      the hawse holes from running over it.

Source : WordNet®

manger
     n : a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle
         or horses feed [syn: {trough}]