garget noun. ['gɑ:gɪt] ME.
[Old French gargate, garguete throat from Provençal gargata rel. to Latin gargarizare: see GARGOYLE.]
1. The throat. Only in ME.

2. An inflammation of the head or throat in cattle, pigs, or poultry. arch. L16.

3. An inflammation of the udder (mastitis) in domestic animals; esp. persistent bovine mastitis with gross changes in the form and texture of the udder. E18.

4. In full garget plant, garget root. Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana. US. L18.

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