Trough vs. Manger

Troughnoun

A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.

Troughnoun

Any similarly shaped container.

Troughnoun

A rectangular container used for washing or rinsing clothes.

Troughnoun

A short, narrow canal designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates.

Troughnoun

(Canada) A gutter under the eaves of a building; an eaves trough.

Troughnoun

A channel for conveying water or other farm liquids (such as milk) from place to place by gravity; any ‘U’ or ‘V’ cross-sectioned irrigation channel.

Troughnoun

A long, narrow depression between waves or ridges; the low portion of a wave cycle.

Troughnoun

(meteorology) A linear atmospheric depression associated with a weather front.

Troughverb

To eat in a vulgar style, as if from a trough.

Troughnoun

A long, hollow vessel, generally for holding water or other liquid, especially one formed by excavating a log longitudinally on one side; a long tray; also, a wooden channel for conveying water, as to a mill wheel.

Troughnoun

Any channel, receptacle, or depression, of a long and narrow shape; as, trough between two ridges, etc.

Troughnoun

The transverse section of a cyclonic area where the barometric pressure, neither rising nor falling, has reached its lowest point.

Troughnoun

a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)

Troughnoun

a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

Troughnoun

a concave shape with an open top

Troughnoun

a treasury for government funds

Troughnoun

a long narrow shallow receptacle

Troughnoun

a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed

Mangernoun

A trough for animals to eat from.

Mangernoun

A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat.

Mangernoun

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.

Mangernoun

a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed

Mangernoun

a long trough from which horses or cattle feed.

Manger

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 ), from Latin mandere (meaning ).Mangers are mostly used in livestock raising and generally found at stables and farmhouses.