From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Gargoyle \Gar"goyle\, n. [OE. garguilie, gargouille, cf. Sp.
g['a]rgola, 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.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Gargyle \Gar"gyle\, n. (Arch.)
See Gargoyle.
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