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argosies

argosies is the plural of argosy.

Meaning of argosy

Noun

argosy (plural argosies)

  1. A merchant ship.
  2. A merchant flotilla, fleet.
    • Gremio, 'tis known my father hath no less Than three great argosies, besides two galliasses, And twelve tight galleys; these I will assure her, And twice as much, whate'er thou offer'st next.c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  3. An abundant supply, boatload.
    • The wreck was total—as total as that ever is which trusts its all to one argosy.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IX, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 197

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Questions about argosies

What is argosies the plural of?
Argosies is the plural of argosy.

Words near argosies in the dictionary

  1. argopelters
  2. argophyllin
  3. argophyllins
  4. Argos
  5. Argoses
  6. argosies
  7. argosol
  8. argosols
  9. argosome
  10. argosomes
  11. argosy

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