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garget

[gahr-git]

gar·get

[gahr-git]
noun
1.
Veterinary Pathology. inflammation of the udder of a cow; bovine mastitis.

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

gar·get·y, adjective
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garget (ˈɡɑːɡɪt)
 
n
archaic inflammation of the mammary gland of domestic animals, esp cattle
 
[C16 (in the sense: throat): from Old French gargate, perhaps from Latin gurges gulf]
 
'gargety
 
adj

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