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Gargle \Gar"gle\, n. (Arch.)
See {Gargoyle}.
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Gargle \Gar"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garggled}, p. pr. & vb.
n. {Gargling} (?).] [F. gargouiller to dabble, paddle,
gargle. Cf. {Gargoyle}, {Gurgle}.]
1. To wash or rinse, as the mouth or throat, particular the
latter, agitating the liquid (water or a medicinal
preparation) by an expulsion of air from the lungs.
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2. To warble; to sing as if gargling [Obs.] --Waller.
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Gargle \Gar"gle\, n.
A liquid, as water or some medicated preparation, used to
cleanse the mouth and throat, especially for a medical
effect.
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Gargoyle \Gar"goyle\, n. [OE. garguilie, gargouille, cf. Sp.
g['a]rgola, 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}.]
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