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GALLEY-SLAVE

\ɡˈalɪslˈe͡ɪv], \ɡˈalɪslˈe‍ɪv], \ɡ_ˈa_l_ɪ_s_l_ˈeɪ_v]\

Definitions of GALLEY-SLAVE

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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n. A person condemned for a crime to work at the oar on board of a galley.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A man condemned for some crime to row in the gallies.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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