Gargoyle
Pronunciation : Gar"goyle
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. garguilie, gargouille, cf. Sp. g?rgola, prob. fr. the same source as F. gorge throat, influenced by L. gargarizare to gargle. See Gorge and cf. Gargle, Gargarize.] (Arch.)
Definition : Defn: A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved grotesquely. [Written also gargle, gargyle, and gurgoyle.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913