gargol

See also: Gargol

English

Etymology

Compare gargil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑː(ɹ)ɡəl/
• Homophone: gargle

Noun

gargol (uncountable)

1. A distemper in swine; garget.
   • 1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], 2nd edition, London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], published 1708, →OCLC:

     For the Gargol in Hogs. The Signs of which are hanging down of the Head, and carrying it on one side, moist Eyes, staggering and loss of Appetíte

References

• “gargol”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.