[ˈəːɡɒt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a fungal disease of rye and other cereals in which black elongated fruiting bodies grow in the ears of the cereal. Eating contaminated food can result in ergotism

- a small horny protuberance on the back of each of a horse's fetlocks


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Origin:
late 17th century: from French, from Old French argot ‘cock's spur’ (because of the appearance produced by the disease)