garget
Plural: gargets
Noun
- An inflammation of the udder in domestic animals; mastitis.
- tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
- An inflammation on a cow's or sheep's udder; synonym of mastitis.
- A distemper in pigs accompanied by staggering and loss of appetite.
- Pokeweed.
Examples
- The obscure word GARGET tripped up his opponent, who couldn’t challenge it.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English garget, gargate (“throat”), from Old French gargate. Compare gorge.
Synonyms
Phytolacca americana, pigeon berry, poke, scoke, coakum, gargol, inkberry, pigeonweed, pocan, poke salad
Scrabble Score: 8
garget: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgarget: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
garget: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary