A disease affecting cattle and other livestock, causing inflammation of the udders; also an archaic term for a throat condition or infection.
From Middle English, possibly derived from 'gar' (causing) combined with an Old English or Germanic root referring to disease or sickness.
Dairy farmers still watch for garget in their herds because it can ruin milk production—this ancient animal disease has been plaguing cattle farmers since we first started milking them!
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.