Synonyms for manger

Grammar : Noun

Spell : meyn-jer

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmeɪn dʒər

Définition of manger

Origin : early 14c., from Old French mangeoire "crib, manger," from mangier "to eat" (see mange) + -oire, common suffix for implements and receptacles.

noun the birthplace of christ
noun stable

Example sentences :

We have learned that we must live as men, not as ostriches, nor as dogs in the manger.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

I must be a dog in the manger, because I don't like the idea of its being either.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

What sort of a yellow dog in the manger would he be if he did not?
Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

But finally he returned with an ample armful and filled up the manger.
Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

“Good day, you cow at the manger,” said the Cat to Daisy the cow.
Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various

I was just making for the door of the salle--manger when the hostess overtook me.
Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever

It's being a dog in the manger, because he doesn't care for it himself.
Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope

If there's any one thing in the universe I never had you figured for, it's a dog in the manger.
Extract from : « Masters of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith

Dogs in the manger, I call you; won't work yourselves, and won't let any one else.'
Extract from : « Sarah's School Friend » by May Baldwin

It could be no one else but Rhoda who had laid the child in the manger.
Extract from : « The Christmas Child » by Hesba Stretton

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