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41Galley slave — A galley slave was a slave rowing in a galley. The expression has two distinct meanings: it can refer either to a convicted criminal sentenced to work at the oar ( French : forçat), or to a kind of human chattel, often a prisoner of war, assigned …
42galley proof — noun a proof taken before the type is broken up to print pages • Hypernyms: ↑proof, ↑test copy, ↑trial impression * * * noun : a proof from type on a galley before it is made up in pages * * * Print. a proof, originally one set from type in a… …
43Galley division — In arithmetic, the galley method, also known as the batello or the scratch method, was the most widely used method of division in use prior to 1600. The names galea and batello refer to a boat which the outline of the work was thought to resemble …
44Galley Head — The Galley Head is a headland and lighthouse outside of Rosscarbery, County Cork, on the south coast of Ireland.Galley Head Lighthouse station [http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/2198436.jpg] is situated on the Galley Head or Dundeady… …
45Galley proof — Galleys redirects here. For other uses, see Galley (disambiguation). In printing and publication, proofs are preliminary versions of publications. They may be uncut and unbound, or in some cases electronic. They are normally created as part of… …
46Galley (kitchen) — The galley is the compartment of a ship, submarine, train or aircraft where food is cooked and prepared. It can also refer to a land based kitchen on a naval base.The term Galley kitchen is also used to refer to the design of household kitchen… …
47Galley ha'penny — An unauthorised halfpenny coin from Genoa, introduced into England via London by Genoese merchants in the 14c. It was somewhat thicker than the English coin; some continued in use till the 16c. It was called a galley ha penny because the Genoese… …
48galley-west — |galē|west adverb Etymology: probably alteration of English dialect collywest, collyweston in an opposite direction, badly askew, awry, perhaps from a personal name : into a condition of total disorder, destruction, confusion, or uselessness used …
49galley warfare — sea warfare fought between forces equipped with specialized oar driven warships, particularly in the Mediterranean Sea, where it originated in antiquity and continued into the age of gunpowder. Galley warfare in the Classical Mediterranean …
50Galley Quay — South out of Lower Thames Street, east of the Custom House and Wool Quays (P.O. Directory). In Tower Ward. Earliest mention: Galey key given to Wm. Marowe and Joan his wife 1488 with le Maydenhede, etc. (H. MSS. Com. Var. Coll. IV. 336).… …
