Definition of galley

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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..

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Cuddy :: Cuddy (n.) A small cabin: also, the galley or kitchen of a vessel..
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..
Dromon :: Dromon () In the Middle Ages, a large, fast-sailing galley, or cutter; a large, swift war vessel..
Scampavia :: Scampavia (n.) A long, low war galley used by the Neapolitans and Sicilians in the early part of the nineteenth century..
Bank :: Bank (n.) A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars..
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..
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.
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.) An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc..
Pillworm :: Pillworm (n.) Any myriapod of the genus Iulus and allied genera which rolls up spirally; a galleyworm. See Illust. under Myriapod.
Slice :: Slice (v. t.) A removable sliding bottom to galley.
Milleped :: Milleped (n.) A myriapod with many legs, esp. a chilognath, as the galleyworm..
Bireme :: Bireme (n.) An ancient galley or vessel with two banks or tiers of oars.
Rostrated :: Rostrated (a.) Furnished or adorned with beaks; as, rostrated galleys..
Trireme :: Trireme (n.) An ancient galley or vessel with tree banks, or tiers, of oars..
Thousand Legs :: Thousand legs () A millepid, or galleyworm; -- called also thousand-legged worm..
Galley :: Galley (n.) A large vessel for war and national purposes; -- common in the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th 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..
Galley :: Galley (n.) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
Galley :: Galley (n.) A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not.
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