Definition of galley

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Galley (n.) A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure..

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Galley-worm :: Galley-worm (n.) A chilognath myriapod of the genus Iulus, and allied genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a milliped or thousand legs. See Chilognatha..
Galley :: Galley (n.) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel; -- sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
Trireme :: Trireme (n.) An ancient galley or vessel with tree banks, or tiers, of oars..
Beak :: Beak (n.) A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, in order to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead..
Galiot :: Galiot (n.) A small galley, formerly used in the Mediterranean, built mainly for speed. It was moved both by sails and oars, having one mast, and sixteen or twenty seats for rowers..
Galley :: Galley (n.) An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
Milleped :: Milleped (n.) A myriapod with many legs, esp. a chilognath, as the galleyworm..
Gally :: Gally (n.) See Galley, n., 4..
Copper :: Copper (n.) the boilers in the galley for cooking; as, a ship's coppers..
Galley :: Galley (n.) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
Station :: Station (n.) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation of a pump, tank, etc..
Galleys :: Galleys (pl. ) of Galle.
Slip :: Slip (n.) A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
Galley :: Galley (n.) A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not.
Galley-bird :: Galley-bird (n.) The European green woodpecker; also, the spotted woodpecker..
Thousand Legs :: Thousand legs () A millepid, or galleyworm; -- called also thousand-legged worm..
Rostrated :: Rostrated (a.) Furnished or adorned with beaks; as, rostrated galleys..
Quadrireme :: Quadrireme (n.) A galley with four banks of oars or rowers.
Coursey :: Coursey (n.) A space in the galley; a part of the hatches.
Galley :: Galley (n.) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
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