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sinking(2)(dictionary)
Sinking Fund(money)
Sinking fund(finance)
sinking fund(encyclopedia)
sinking fund(dictionary)
SINKING FUND(law)
Sinking fund requirement(money)
Sinking fund requirement(finance)

Argonaut (iou) and sinking(2) (iou)


Argonaut (iou)



Argonaut noun. L16.
[Latin argonauta from Greek argonautes sailor (nautes) in the ship Argo.]
Any of the legendary sailors who travelled with Jason in the Argo in quest of the Golden Fleece. L16.
b. transf. (Also argonaut.) An adventurer with a quest, esp. for gold; an explorer. E19.
(Now usu. argonaut.) An octopod of the genus Argonauta, the female of which possesses a thin coiled shell into which the eggs are laid. Also called paper nautilus. M19.
argo'nautic noun & adjective (a) noun a poem concerning the Argonauts; an epic story; (b) adjective of or pertaining to the Argonauts; epic: L16.

sinking(2) (iou)



sinking ppl adjective. M16.
[from SINK verb + -ING2.]
That sinks; (of ground) soft, yielding (rare).
sinking sand rare a quicksand.