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garget
[gahr-git]
garget
/ ˈɡɑːɡɪ /
noun
archaicinflammation of the mammary gland of domestic animals, esp cattle
Other 51Թ Forms
- gargety adjective
- ˈٲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of garget1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of garget1
Example Sentences
Perhaps one of the forms of garget, cow mammitis, is of an infectious character.
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.
The garget plant grows from three to six feet high, with a purple stalk, and strings of berries hanging down between the branches.
Many cheese makers think that the milk from an animal suffering from a garget may be the cause of the huffing of cheese.
Injections into the udder are sometimes made in the treatment of garget, but so far with indifferent success.
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