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| Galley | n.; pl. Galleys [ OE. gale, galeie (cf. OF. galie, galée, LL. galea, LGr. &unr_;; of unknown origin. ] 1. (Naut.) A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; as: (a) A large vessel for war and national purposes; -- common in the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th century. (b) A name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other ancient vessels propelled by oars. (c) A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure. (d) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The typical galley of the Mediterranean was from one hundred to two hundred feet long, often having twenty oars on each side. It had two or three masts rigged with lateen sails, carried guns at prow and stern, and a complement of one thousand to twelve hundred men, and was very efficient in mediaeval warfare. Galleons, galliots, galleasses, half galleys, and quarter galleys were all modifications of this type. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel; -- sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Chem.) An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. [ F. galée; the same word as E. galley a vessel. ] (Print.) (a) An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc. (b) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof. [ 1913 Webster ] Galley slave, a person condemned, often as a punishment for crime, to work at the oar on board a galley. “To toil like a galley slave.” Macaulay.-- Galley slice (Print.), a sliding false bottom to a large galley. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ] | Galley-bird | n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Zool.) The European green woodpecker, called also the yaffle; also, the spotted woodpecker. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ] | Galley-worm | n. [ Prob. so called because the numerous legs along the sides move rhythmically like the oars of a galley. ] (Zool.) A chilognath myriapod of the genus Iulus, and allied genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a milliped or “thousand legs.” See Chilognatha. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| galley | (n) a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1, 000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading | galley | (n) (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars | galley | (n) the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner | galley | (n) the area for food preparation on a ship, Syn. caboose, ship's galley, cookhouse | galley_proof | (n) a proof taken before the type is broken up to print pages, Syn. galley proof | galley_slave | (n) a slave condemned to row in a galley, Syn. galley slave |
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Galley \Gal"ley\, n.; pl. {Galleys}. [OE. gale, galeie (cf. OF.
galie, gal['e]e, LL. galea, LGr. ?; of unknown origin.]
1. (Naut.) A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts
and sails or not; as:
(a) A large vessel for war and national purposes; --
common in the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th
century.
(b) A name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other
ancient vessels propelled by oars.
(c) A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse
officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
(d) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The typical galley of the Mediterranean was from one
hundred to two hundred feet long, often having twenty
oars on each side. It had two or three masts rigged
with lateen sails, carried guns at prow and stern, and
a complement of one thousand to twelve hundred men, and
was very efficient in mediaeval warfare. Galleons,
galliots, galleasses, half galleys, and quarter galleys
were all modifications of this type.
[1913 Webster]
2. The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel;
-- sometimes on merchant vessels called the {caboose}.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Chem.) An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of
retorts; a gallery furnace.
[1913 Webster]
4. [F. gal['e]e; the same word as E. galley a vessel.]
(Print.)
(a) An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides,
for holding type which has been set, or is to be made
up, etc.
(b) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a
galley proof.
[1913 Webster]
{Galley slave}, a person condemned, often as a punishment for
crime, to work at the oar on board a galley. "To toil like
a galley slave." --Macaulay.
{Galley slice} (Print.), a sliding false bottom to a large
galley. --Knight.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Caboose \Ca*boose"\ (k[.a]*b[=oo]s"), n. [Cf. D. kabuis,
kombuis, Dan. kabys, Sw. kabysa, G. kabuse a little room or
hut. The First part of the word seems to be allied to W. cab
cabin, booth. Cf. {Cabin}.] [Written also {camboose}.]
1. (Naut.) A house on deck, where the cooking is done; --
commonly called the {galley}.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Railroad) A car used on freight or construction trains as
travelling quarters for brakemen, workmen, etc.; a tool
car. It usually is the last car of the train. [U. S.]
[1913 Webster +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
galley
n 1: a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by
sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of
1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and
trading
2: (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel
propelled by oars
3: the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner
4: the area for food preparation on a ship [syn: {galley},
{ship's galley}, {caboose}, {cookhouse}]
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