Gar"goyle (?), n. [OE. garguilie, gargouille, cf. Sp. g�xa0;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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