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garget
[ gahr-git ]
garget
/ ˈɡɑːɡɪt /
noun
- archaic.inflammation of the mammary gland of domestic animals, esp cattle
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Derived Forms
- ˈgargety, adjective
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Other Words From
- garget·y adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of garget1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of garget1
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Example Sentences
The garget plant grows from three to six feet high, with a purple stalk, and strings of berries hanging down between the branches.
The most common is where the milk is clotted or stringy when drawn, as in some forms of garget.
Perhaps one of the forms of garget, cow mammitis, is of an infectious character.
The last is especially the case with the poke or garget (Phytolacca decandra).
Inflammation of the udder (garget) is a frequent trouble in every herd.
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