gurgoyle

2 definitions found

gurgoyle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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  Gurgoyle \Gur"goyle\, n.
     See Gargoyle.
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