argal 1
/ahr"geuhl/ , n. Chem.
argol.
argal 2
/ahr"geuhl/ , n.
argali.
argal 3
/ahr"geuhl/ , conj., adv. Literary.
therefore: used facetiously to indicate that the reasoning that had gone before or the conclusion that follows is specious or absurd.
[ 1595-1605; prob. repr. a popular early mod. E pron. of L ergo ERGO, with er > ar, laxing of o, and excrescent l ]