garget

[ gahr-git ]

noun

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

garget

/ ˈɡɑːɡɪt /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˈgargety, adjective

Other Words From

• garget·y adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of garget¹

1580–90; earlier, inflammation of the head or throat in livestock, apparently the same word as Middle English garget, gargat throat < Middle French gargate

Word History and Origins

Origin of garget¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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

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Many cheese makers think that the milk from an animal suffering from a garget may be the cause of the huffing of cheese.

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Injections into the udder are sometimes made in the treatment of garget, but so far with indifferent success.

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