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Crude tartar. See Argol.

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  1. n. Crude tartar. See Argol.
  2. adv. A word/ludicrous">ludicrous word/corruption">corruption of the Latin word ergo, therefore.
  3. n. Alt. of Argali
  4. n. wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia
  5. word/crude">Crude word/tartar">tartar. See Argol. A ludicrous corruption of the Latin word ergo, therefore. Shak. A species of wild sheep (Ovis ammon, or O. argali), remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of Siberia and central Asia. Note: The bearded argali is the aoudad. See Aoudad. The name is also applied to the bighorn sheep of the Rocky Mountains. See Bighorn.
  6. n wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia