Trough vs. Manger — What's the Difference?

A long, narrow, generally shallow receptacle for holding water or feed for animals.

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

Any of various similar containers for domestic or industrial use, such as kneading or washing.

A long trough from which horses or cattle feed.

A gutter under the edge of a roof for carrying off rainwater.

A trough or an open box in which feed for livestock is placed.

A long, narrow depression, as between waves or ridges.

A trough for animals to eat from.

A low point in a business cycle or on a statistical graph.

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

(Meteorology) An elongated region of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with a front.

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.

(Physics) A minimum point in a wave or an alternating signal.

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

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

Any similarly shaped container.

A rectangular container used for washing or rinsing clothes.

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

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

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.

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

(economy) low turning point or a local minimum of a business cycle

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A concave shape with an open top

A treasury for government funds

A long narrow shallow receptacle

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