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Webster 1913 Edition
manger
man′ger
,Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Manger
MANGER
,Noun.
1.
A trough or box in which fodder is laid for cattle, or the place in which horses and cattle are fed.2.
In ships of war, a space across the deck, within the hawse-holes, separated from the after part of the deck, to prevent the water which enters the hawse-holes from running over the deck.