ARGOSY


Meaning of ARGOSY in English

[ 'α:gəsi ]

■ noun ( plural argosies ) literary a large merchant ship, originally one from Ragusa (now Dubrovnik) or Venice.

Origin

C16: appar. from Ital. Ragusea (nave) '(vessel) of Ragusa '.

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