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(är′gə sē)

noun pl. argosies

a large ship, esp. a merchant ship
a fleet of such ships

Origin: earlier ragusy < It (nave) Ragusea, (vessel of) Ragusa (in Croatia); sp. infl. by the Argo

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noun pl. ar·go·sies

Nautical
a. A large merchant ship.
b. A fleet of ships.
A rich source or supply: an argosy of adventure lore.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of obsolete ragusye

Origin: , from Italian ragusea, vessel of Ragusa (Dubrovnik)

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