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garget

/ˈɡɑː(ɹ)ɡɪt/

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ɡɪt

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From Middle English garget, gargate (“throat”), from Old French gargate. Compare gorge.

noun gargets

archaic An inflammation on a cow's or sheep's udder; synonym of mastitis. Chronic indurations will sometimes remain after the inflammation of garget has been subdued; they will be somewhat tender, and they will always lessen the quantity of milk.
A distemper in pigs accompanied by staggering and loss of appetite.
Similar: gargol
Pokeweed.
Similar: coakum, inkberry, pigeonweed, pocan, poke, poke salad, scoke

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@misc{garget_2026,
  title = {garget},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/garget},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}