gargoyle
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gargoyle /ˈgɑːgɔɪl/
▶noun a grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting from the gutter of a building, usually as a spout to carry water clear of a wall.
– origin ME: from OFr. gargouille ‘throat’, also ‘gargoyle’, rel. to Gk gargarizein ‘to gargle’ (of imitative origin).
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