Dripping Beast, a carved decoration for the spout terminal of a building's water delivery pipeline. "The gargoyle, or gurgoyle in English, comes from the French gargouille, which originally means" throat. "See Latin gurgulio, gula.".

The term dripper is commonly used in medieval works, but this design method of pumping water onto the roof and then spraying it out, rather than through a sewer, has been adopted in various eras. For example, in ancient Egypt, water spouted beasts can be seen in flat roofed temples. They were used to spray wash sacred utensils, mostly in the form of lion heads, with little variation. Similar lion spouts were found in ancient Greek temples. They are usually carved from marble or terracotta bricks on the eaves of houses. For example, in the temple of Zeus, 39 lion head water spray holes were left. The temple originally had 102 water spouted beasts, but because of their heavy weight (they were made of marble), many had fallen off and had to be replaced.
In Pompeii, various terra cotta brick water spouted beasts with animal heads have also been found.
Many medieval cathedrals have gargoyles or monster images, the most famous of which is at Notre Dame in Paris. However, most of the monster images on Notre Dame in Paris are not water spouted beasts, and not only do they include monsters. For example, there are also real animals such as monkeys and humorous portraits inside.
By the early 18th century, it was common for buildings to have decorative or non decorative drainage structures. Since then, more and more buildings have begun to use drainage pipes to divert rainwater from the roof to the ground's sewers, and only a few buildings still use water spouts. The London Building Act, passed by the British Parliament in 1724, provides for the use of drainage pipes in all new buildings. [1]

According to Western legend, the minister of Clotal II of the Merovian dynasty, Bishop Saint Romanus of Rouen (631-641), once described how he captured a monster named Gargouille alive with the help of a released prisoner. Rouen was saved from its threat. It is said that this monster has wings like a western dragon, a long neck, and can breathe fire from its mouth. There are multiple versions of this story. Some say that Saint Romanus tamed the monster with a cross, while others say that he captured the monster with the help of a convicted prisoner. In short, he took the monster back to Rouen and burned it to death. However, because the monster can breathe fire, its head and neck were not burned off, but were installed on a newly built church to scare off evil spirits and ward off evil spirits. In memory of the Archbishop of Saint Romanus Rouen, an order was issued to release a prisoner on the Saint's Relics Parade Day.

The church has a dual relationship with the water spouted beast. First of all, the church uses water spouted beasts to spread their information to ordinary people. Because many people were illiterate in the Middle Ages, images were of great significance. The water spouted beast is regarded as a symbol of evil. The Water Beast is used to warn people that the end of the world is approaching and that they should go to church as often as possible. In addition, they are used to ensure that evil is avoided outside the church. However, some clergy believe that the water spouted beast is an idol worship, such as Saint Bernard who opposes the water spouted beast.