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 Ar’gillan (in Jerusalem Delivered).Ar’gonauts. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Ar’go.
 
A ship sailing on an adventure. The galley of Jason that went in search of the Golden Fleece was so called, from the Greek argos (swift).   1
 


 Ar’gillan (in Jerusalem Delivered).Ar’gonauts. 

 
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