n. [ See Mangy. ] (Vet.) The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts. [ 1913 Webster ]
Mange insect (Zool.),
n. [ G., corrupted fr. mangoldwurzel; mangold beet + wurzel root. ] (Bot.) A kind of large field beet (Beta macrorhiza), used as food for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the ordinary beet. See Beet.
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n. [ F. mangeoire, fr. manger to eat, fr. L. manducare, fr. mandere to chew. Cf. Mandible, Manducate. ]
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2: 7 [ PJC ]
adj. Same as mangy.