Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†GARGLE, n. A disease of cattle, affecting the head and throat, the murrain (see Dmf. quot. s.v. Clyre). Obs. in Eng. except in n. dial.Sc. 1803 Trans. Highl. Soc. II. 217:
Gargle. . . . This disorder . . . is frequently occasioned by feeding cattle with rotten grass or hay, or by pasturing them on wet or flooded lands.
