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ar⋅go⋅sy

[ahr-guh-see]
–noun, plural -sies.
1. a large merchant ship, esp. one with a rich cargo.
2. a fleet of such ships.
3. an opulent supply.

Origin:
1570–80; earlier ragusy < It (nave) ragusea (ship) of Ragusa
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ar·go·sy   (är'gə-sē)   
n.   pl. ar·go·sies
  1. Nautical

    1. A large merchant ship.

    2. A fleet of ships.

  2. A rich source or supply: an argosy of adventure lore.


[Alteration of obsolete ragusye, from Italian ragusea, vessel of Ragusa (Dubrovnik).]
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Word Origin & History

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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