樋ひ嘴はし

noun

gargoyle

Rare Japanese term for a gargoyle, a waterspout carved as a grotesque figure. In modern usage, the loanword ガーゴイル is overwhelmingly preferred.

See also: ガーゴイル

• 古ふるい建けん築ちくの本ほんで「樋ひ嘴はし」という言こと葉ばを見みたが、今いまは普ふ通つう「ガーゴイル」と言いう。

  I saw the word 樋嘴 in an old architecture book, but nowadays people normally say ガーゴイル.