'Gargyle' definitions:

Definition of 'Gargyle'

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  • Gargyle \Gar"gyle\, n. (Arch.) See Gargoyle. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'gargyle'

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  • 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.] [1913 Webster]