| Manger 1. (n.) A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat. 2. (n.) 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. Thesaurus Entries Nissen hut, Quonset hut, box, cavity, cell, cellule, chamber, compartment, crib, crypt, cubicle, enclosed space, gatehouse, hold, hole, hollow, hut, hutch, kiosk, lean-to, manger, news kiosk, newsstand, outbuilding, outhouse, pavilion, pew, sentry box, shack, shanty, shed, stall, stand, tollbooth, tollhouse, vault | ![]() |