garget
[ gahr-git ]
noun
Veterinary Pathology. inflammation of the udder of a cow; bovine mastitis.
Origin of garget
11580–90; 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, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for garget
garget
/ (ˈɡɑːɡɪt) /
noun
archaic inflammation of the mammary gland of domestic animals, esp cattle
Origin of garget
1C16 (in the sense: throat): from Old French gargate, perhaps from Latin gurges gulf
Derived forms of garget
- gargety, adjective
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