A Deeply Meaningful French Word

Stripped of decorum, this old shed still offers shelter against the biting wind.

Have you ever heard an old word as if for the first time? Your ears ring and you are seized bymeaning--when a humble oldmotcauses a lump in your throat.

mangeoire (mahn-zhwar) noun, feminine

1. trough, manger (animals) ; feeding dish (birds)
2.crèche(Christ child's crib)

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Cheval affamé nettoie sa mangeoire.
A starving horse cleans its trough.

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