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

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

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

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.

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

Rostrated :: Rostrated (a.) Furnished or adorned with beaks; as, rostrated galleys..

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

Cuddy :: Cuddy (n.) A small cabin: also, the galley or kitchen of a vessel..

Galley-bird :: Galley-bird (n.) The European green woodpecker; also, the spotted woodpecker..

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..

Bank :: Bank (n.) A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars..

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..

Galleys :: Galleys (pl. ) of Galle.

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.

Wireworm :: Wireworm (n.) A galleyworm.

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

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..

Coursey :: Coursey (n.) A space in the galley; a part of the hatches.

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..

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