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Topic: BUILDINGS

Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: gargouille 'throat'; because the water appears to come out of the creature's throat

gargoyle

 noun
     
gar‧goyle [countable]
RRCTBB a stone figure of a strange and ugly creature, that carries rain water from the roof of an old building, especially a church
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