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gargoyle

[gahr-goil] / ˈgɑr gɔɪl /
NOUN
carved grotesque figure acting as a spout
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Mr Simpson and two colleagues have created all six characters which appear on the ITV show on Saturday night - Red Panda, Moth, Gargoyle, Sloth as well as Can of Worms and Disc Jockey..

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

If you cannot decide between the Classic and Gargoyle Tower climbs, we will combine the two experiences into one unforgettable tour that lasts for about 2.5 hours.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2017

Regarded by some as an underground classic, it had fallen into relative obscurity by the middle 1980s, when Ms. Gordon discussed it in a long interview with Gargoyle Magazine.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2010

Natalie Bevan knew more or less all of the London artists and was a regular at their haunt, the Gargoyle Club in Soho.

From The Guardian • Dec. 1, 2010

Now the conversion of a "Gargoyle" into a "Beetle" was not an easy process.

From The Hero of Garside School by Panting, J. Harwood, (James Harwood)



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