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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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..
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..
Wireworm :: Wireworm (n.) A galleyworm.
Galley :: Galley (n.) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
Quadrireme :: Quadrireme (n.) A galley with four banks of oars or rowers.
Quinquereme :: Quinquereme (n.) A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an Athenian quinquereme..
Bireme :: Bireme (n.) An ancient galley or vessel with two banks or tiers of oars.
Galley :: Galley (n.) A large vessel for war and national purposes; -- common in the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th century..
Bank :: Bank (n.) A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars..
Gally :: Gally (n.) See Galley, n., 4..
Scampavia :: Scampavia (n.) A long, low war galley used by the Neapolitans and Sicilians in the early part of the nineteenth century..
Galleys :: Galleys (pl. ) of Galle.
Ramberge :: Ramberge (n.) Formerly, a kind of large war galley..
Galley-bird :: Galley-bird (n.) The European green woodpecker; also, the spotted woodpecker..
Milleped :: Milleped (n.) A myriapod with many legs, esp. a chilognath, as the galleyworm..
Galley :: Galley (n.) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
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.) A name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other ancient vessels propelled by oars..
Cuddy :: Cuddy (n.) A small cabin: also, the galley or kitchen of a vessel..
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