garget

[ gahr-git ]

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

Origin of garget

1
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, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for garget

garget

/ (ˈɡɑːɡɪt) /


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

Origin of garget

1
C16 (in the sense: throat): from Old French gargate, perhaps from Latin gurges gulf

Derived forms of garget

  • gargety, adjective

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