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galley slave

galley slave · galley slaves

Galeerensklave

A slave who rows in a galleyA slave who rows in a galley (type of ship).

Meaning

2 senses

(historical)A slave who rows in a galley (type of ship).
Galeerensklave
a slave condemned to row in a galley
(obsolete, slang)A typesetter (person who arranged type in a galley for printing).

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By meaning 1

slave in a galley:

plural: galley slaves

Singular	galley slave
Plural	galley slaves

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4 synonyms

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