A trough used for feeding animals, often carved out of the stone in a side of a cave. One was used as a bed for the infant Jesus at Bethlehem (Luke 2: 7).
Citation for manger
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"manger." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 23, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1197>.
Chicago
"manger." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1197 (accessed May 23, 2013).