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ar⋅go⋅sy
[ahr-guh-see] 
gə
–noun, plural -sies.
| 1. | a large merchant ship, esp. one with a rich cargo. |
| 2. | a fleet of such ships. |
| 3. | an opulent supply. |
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| ar·go·sy
(är'gə-sē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. ar·go·sies
[Alteration of obsolete ragusye, from Italian ragusea, vessel of Ragusa (Dubrovnik).] |
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argosy
1577, from It. (nave) Ragusea "(vessel) of Ragusa," a maritime city on the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic (mod. Dubrovnik). Their large merchant ships brought rich Eastern goods to 16c. England.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| argosy | |
noun | |
| one or more large merchant ships |
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Argosy
Ar"go*sy\, n.; pl. Argosies. [Earlier ragusy, fr. ragusa meaning orig. a vessel of Ragusa.] A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size. Where your argosies with portly sail . . . Do overpeer the petty traffickers. --Shak.
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