garget

American  

[gahr-git] / ˈgɑr gɪt /

noun

1. Veterinary Pathology. inflammation of the udder of a cow; bovine mastitis.

2. pokeweed.

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garget British  

/ ˈɡɑːɡɪt /

noun

1. archaic inflammation of the mammary gland of domestic animals, esp cattle

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Other Word Forms

• gargety adjective

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

The milk of any animal suffering from any form of garget should be rejected, as it may cause trouble, especially in children.

From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George

There are also a number of inflammatory udder troubles known as garget or mammitis.

From Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying by Russell, H. L. (Harry Luman)

The garget plant grows from three to six feet high, with a purple stalk, and strings of berries hanging down between the branches.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Allen, Richard L.

Perhaps one of the forms of garget, cow mammitis, is of an infectious character.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

For example, if an animal be suffered to feed in wet lands, the feet and external surface become cold; and hence diarrhœa, catarrh, garget, dysentery, &c.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George