The Book Of Everyone - Both GARGLE and GARGOYLE come from the French “gargouille” - meaning throat or gullet. 👹 Makes sense: gargoyles serve as water spouts at roof edges, expelling rain
![Friendless Churches on X: "As a medieval French mason might say, why just have a gutter, when you can have a gargoyle? Gargoyles drain water from a roof, spilling it forth from Friendless Churches on X: "As a medieval French mason might say, why just have a gutter, when you can have a gargoyle? Gargoyles drain water from a roof, spilling it forth from](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E4EIVuaWUAAtLBW.jpg)
Friendless Churches on X: "As a medieval French mason might say, why just have a gutter, when you can have a gargoyle? Gargoyles drain water from a roof, spilling it forth from
Walmart-Stavanger Drive, St. John's, NL - What do you call a statue holding some mouthwash? A gargoyle! 😂😂 what a great deal here this morning! Listerine Cool Mint 250ml was $3.76 now
![Quite Interesting on X: "'Gargoyle' and 'gargle' come from the same Old French word 'gargouille', which means 'throat'. https://t.co/UullKc1Xpc" / X Quite Interesting on X: "'Gargoyle' and 'gargle' come from the same Old French word 'gargouille', which means 'throat'. https://t.co/UullKc1Xpc" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EwrBO6jWQAAR3lV.jpg:large)
Quite Interesting on X: "'Gargoyle' and 'gargle' come from the same Old French word 'gargouille', which means 'throat'. https://t.co/UullKc1Xpc" / X
![Sue on Instagram: “Gargoyle: olive-flavoured mouthwash 😂 From Washington Post's annual neologism list, which I get a chuckle … | Mouthwash, Gargoyles, Black letter Sue on Instagram: “Gargoyle: olive-flavoured mouthwash 😂 From Washington Post's annual neologism list, which I get a chuckle … | Mouthwash, Gargoyles, Black letter](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ec/fe/6b/ecfe6bc30f4dccc6abeebcd300eb96d0.jpg)
Sue on Instagram: “Gargoyle: olive-flavoured mouthwash 😂 From Washington Post's annual neologism list, which I get a chuckle … | Mouthwash, Gargoyles, Black letter
![Gargoyles and Grotesques The word “Gargoyle” shares a root with the word “ gargle” which comes from the word “gargouille” which means throat in French. - ppt download Gargoyles and Grotesques The word “Gargoyle” shares a root with the word “ gargle” which comes from the word “gargouille” which means throat in French. - ppt download](https://images.slideplayer.com/26/8414136/slides/slide_4.jpg)