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noun, plural ar·go·sies.
1.
a large merchant ship, especially one with a rich cargo.
2.
a fleet of such ships.
3.
an opulent supply.
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Argosy
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argosy
1570s, from It. (nave) Ragusea "(vessel) of Ragusa," a maritime city on the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic (modern Dubrovnik in Croatia). Their large merchant ships brought rich Eastern goods to 16c. England.
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