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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Pillworm :: Pillworm (n.) Any myriapod of the genus Iulus and allied genera which rolls up spirally; a galleyworm. See Illust. under Myriapod.
Galley :: Galley (n.) A large vessel for war and national purposes; -- common in the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th century..
Caboose :: Caboose (n.) A house on deck, where the cooking is done; -- commonly called the galley..
Bank :: Bank (n.) A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars..
Coursey :: Coursey (n.) A space in the galley; a part of the hatches.
Galley :: Galley (n.) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel; -- sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
Galley :: Galley (n.) An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc..
Cuddy :: Cuddy (n.) A small cabin: also, the galley or kitchen of a vessel..
Gally :: Gally (n.) See Galley, n., 4..
Milleped :: Milleped (n.) A myriapod with many legs, esp. a chilognath, as the galleyworm..
Galley :: Galley (n.) A name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other ancient vessels propelled by oars..
Cookroom :: Cookroom (n.) A room for cookery; a kitchen; the galley or caboose of a ship.
Galley-bird :: Galley-bird (n.) The European green woodpecker; also, the spotted woodpecker..
Trireme :: Trireme (n.) An ancient galley or vessel with tree banks, or tiers, of oars..
Iulus :: Iulus (n.) A genus of chilognathous myriapods. The body is long and round, consisting of numerous smooth, equal segments, each of which bears two pairs of short legs. It includes the galleyworms. See Chilognatha..
Myriapoda :: Myriapoda (n. pl.) A class, or subclass, of arthropods, related to the hexapod insects, from which they differ in having the body made up of numerous similar segments, nearly all of which bear true jointed legs. They have one pair of antennae, three pairs of mouth organs, and numerous trachaae, similar to those of true insects. The larvae, when first hatched, often have but three pairs of legs. See Centiped, Galleyworm, Milliped..
Dromon :: Dromon () In the Middle Ages, a large, fast-sailing galley, or cutter; a large, swift war vessel..
Copper :: Copper (n.) the boilers in the galley for cooking; as, a ship's coppers..
Quinquereme :: Quinquereme (n.) A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an Athenian quinquereme..
Ramberge :: Ramberge (n.) Formerly, a kind of large war galley..
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