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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.

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..

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..

Galleass :: Galleass (n.) A large galley, having some features of the galleon, as broadside guns; esp., such a vessel used by the southern nations of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. See Galleon, and Galley..

Quinquereme :: Quinquereme (n.) A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an Athenian quinquereme..

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..

Quadrireme :: Quadrireme (n.) A galley with four banks of oars or rowers.

Dromon :: Dromon () In the Middle Ages, a large, fast-sailing galley, or cutter; a large, swift war vessel..

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..

Thousand Legs :: Thousand legs () A millepid, or galleyworm; -- called also thousand-legged worm..

Scampavia :: Scampavia (n.) A long, low war galley used by the Neapolitans and Sicilians in the early part of the nineteenth century..

Galley :: Galley (n.) A name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other ancient vessels propelled by 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..

Galley :: Galley (n.) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.

Milleped :: Milleped (n.) A myriapod with many legs, esp. a chilognath, as the galleyworm..

Slice :: Slice (v. t.) A removable sliding bottom to galley.

Galley :: Galley (n.) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.

Bireme :: Bireme (n.) An ancient galley or vessel with two banks or tiers of oars.

Copper :: Copper (n.) the boilers in the galley for cooking; as, a ship's coppers..

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