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   Gar·goyle

   /ˈɡärˌɡoil/

   

   noun

   • 1. a grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting from the gutter of a building, typically acting as a spout to carry water clear of a wall.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French gargouille ‘throat’, also ‘gargoyle’ (because of the water passing through the throat and mouth of the figure); related to Greek gargarizein ‘to gargle’ (imitating the sounds made in the throat).

   Derivatives

   • 1. gargoyled adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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