gar‧goyle /ˈɡɑːɡɔɪl $ ˈɡɑːr-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old French;
Origin: gargouille 'throat'; because the water appears to come out of the creature's throat]
a stone figure of a strange and ugly creature, that carries rain water from the roof of an old building, especially a church
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