garget
[ gahr-git ]
/ ˈgɑr gɪt /
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noun
Veterinary Pathology. inflammation of the udder of a cow; bovine mastitis.
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Origin of garget
1580–90; earlier, inflammation of the head or throat in livestock, apparently the same word as Middle English garget, gargat throat <Middle French gargate
OTHER WORDS FROM garget
gar·get·y, adjectiveWords nearby garget
Garfunkel, garg., garganey, Gargantua, gargantuan, garget, gargle, gargoyle, gargoylism, gari, garibaldi
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British Dictionary definitions for garget
garget
/ (ˈɡɑːɡɪt) /
noun
archaic inflammation of the mammary gland of domestic animals, esp cattle
Derived forms of garget
gargety, adjectiveWord Origin for garget
C16 (in the sense: throat): from Old French gargate, perhaps from Latin gurges gulf
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