ˈmānjə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English manger, mangeour, from Middle French maingeure, from mangier to eat, from Latin manducare to chew, eat, devour, from manducus glutton, from mandere to chew, eat — more at mouth
1. : a trough or open box in which feed or fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat
2. : a perforated raised floor on which an anchor chain rests in the chain locker of a ship