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gar|goyle «GAHR goyl», noun.

1. a spout for carrying off rain water, ending in a grotesque figure of a head that projects from the gutter of a building.

2. a projection or ornament on a building resembling a gargoyle. Also, gurgoyle, gurgoil.

╂[< Old French gargouille throat; waterspout; see etym. under gargle (Cf. ↑gargle)]