[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gargoyle \gar"goyle\, n. oe. garguilie, gargouille, cf. sp.
   g'argola, 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.
   1913 webster
see also:
gorge gargle gargarize gargle gargyle gurgoyle 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

gargoyle
     n 1: a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a
          person or animal
     2: an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a
        person or animal

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

22 moby thesaurus words for "gargoyle":
   baboon, bag, beak, blemish, blot, dog, downspout, eyesore, fright,
   hag, harridan, mess, monster, monstrosity, no beauty, scarecrow,
   sight, spout, teratism, ugly duckling, waterspout, witch

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

gargoyle
     
        a language for compiler writing.
     
        j.v. garwick, cacm 71:16-20, jan 1964.
     
        1994-11-04
     
     

[5] : THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)

gargoyle, n.  a rain-spout projecting from the eaves of mediaeval
buildings, commonly fashioned into a grotesque caricature of some
personal enemy of the architect or owner of the building.  this was
especially the case in churches and ecclesiastical structures
generally, in which the gargoyles presented a perfect rogues' gallery
of local heretics and controversialists.  sometimes when a new dean
and chapter were installed the old gargoyles were removed and others
substituted having a closer relation to the private animosities of the
new incumbents.

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