The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gargyle \Gar"gyle\, n. (Arch.)
   See Gargoyle.
   [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.]
   [1913 Webster]