Like a galley slave

Like a galley slave
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  • Galley slave — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Galley slice — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Galley — For other uses, see Galley (disambiguation). A model of a Maltese design typical of the 16th century, the last great era of the wargalley A galley is a type of ship propelled by rowers that originated in the Mediterranean region and was used for… …   Wikipedia

  • slave — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ escaped, fugitive, runaway ▪ emancipated, freed ▪ former ▪ the son of former slaves …   Collocations dictionary

  • Arab slave trade — For the relation between the Islamic religion and the institution of slavery, see Islamic views on slavery. Part of a series on Slavery …   Wikipedia

  • caboose — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Galleys — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Verdi, Giuseppe — ▪ Italian composer Introduction in full  Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi   born October 9/10, 1813, Roncole, near Busseto, duchy of Parma [Italy] died January 27, 1901, Milan, Italy  leading Italian composer of opera in the 19th century, noted …   Universalium

  • Exertion — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Exertion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 exertion exertion effort strain tug pull stress throw stretch struggle spell spurt spirt Sgm: N 1 stroke of work stroke …   English dictionary for students

  • Slavery — Slave redirects here. For other uses, see Slave (disambiguation). Part of a series on …   Wikipedia


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