Question 343

In architecture, a X is a carved stone grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building.

The term originates from the French X, originally "throat" or "gullet";,and similar words derived from the root, "to swallow", which represented the gurgling sound of water

What is X?

Answer: Gargoyle. Cracked only by Johny Walker