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Gargoyle
Gar′goyle
,Noun.
[OE.
garguilie
, gargouille
, cf. Sp. gárgola
, prob. fr. the same source as F. gorge
throat, influenced by L. gargarizare
to gargle. See Gorge
and cf. Gargle
, Gargarize
.] (Arch.)
A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved grotesquely.
[Written also
gargle
, gargyle
, and gurgoyle
.]