Obs.–1 [ad. F. sphagitide, ad. Gr. σφαγῑτιδ-, σφαγῖτις (φλέψ) jugular vein, f. σφαγή throat.] (See quot.)
1653. Urquhart, Rabelais, I. xliv. He cut clean through the jugularie veins and the sphagitid or transparent arteries of the neck.
