garg

n. (Zool.) A small European duck (Anas querquedula); -- called also cricket teal, and summer teal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Gargantua, an allegorical hero of Rabelais. ] Characteristic of Gargantua, a gigantic, wonderful personage; enormous; prodigious; inordinate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. gargarisme, L. gargarisma. See Gargarize. ] (Med.) A gargle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ F. gargarizare, fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] To gargle; to rinse or wash, as the mouth and throat. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. garget, gargate, throat, OF. gargate. Cf. Gorge. The etymol. of senses 2, 3, & 4 is not certain. ] 1. The throat. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A diseased condition of the udders of cows, etc., arising from an inflammation of the mammary glands. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of appetite. Youatt. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Bot.) See Poke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Garget, Gargoyle. ] A distemper in geese, affecting the head. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Garggled p. pr. & vb. n. Gargling (&unr_;). ] [ F. gargouiller to dabble, paddle, gargle. Cf. Gargoyle, Gurgle. ] 1. To wash or rinse, as the mouth or throat, particular the latter, agitating the liquid (water or a medicinal preparation) by an expulsion of air from the lungs. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To warble; to sing as if gargling [ Obs. ] Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A liquid, as water or some medicated preparation, used to cleanse the mouth and throat, especially for a medical effect. [ 1913 Webster ]