Defn: To gargle; to rinse or wash, as the mouth and throat. [Obs.]
Bacon.
GARGET
Garget, n. Etym: [OE. garget, gargate, throat, OF. gargate. Cf.
Gorge. The etymol. of senses 2, 3, & 4 is not certain.]
1. The throat. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. A diseased condition of the udders of cows, etc., arising from an inflammation of the mammary glands.
3. A distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of appetite. Youatt.
4. (Bot.)
Defn: See Poke.
GARGIL
Gar"gil, n. Etym: [Cf. Garget, Gargoyle.]
Defn: A distemper in geese, affecting the head.
GARGLE
Gar"gle, n. (Arch.)