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ARGOSY
argosy
(noun) one or more large merchant ships
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
argosy (plural argosies)
A merchant ship.
A merchant flotilla, fleet.
An abundant supply, boatload.
Anagrams
• yorgas
Proper noun
Argosy
Popular anglicism of the Argonautika of Apollonios Rhodios.
Anagrams
• yorgas
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"go*sy, n.; pl. Argosies. Etym: [Earlier ragusy, fr. ragusa meaning orig. a vessel of Ragusa.]
Definition: A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size. Where your argosies with portly sail . . . Do overpeer the petty traffickers. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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