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GALLEY SLAVE

\ɡˈalɪ slˈe͡ɪv], \ɡˈalɪ slˈe‍ɪv], \ɡ_ˈa_l_ɪ s_l_ˈeɪ_v]\

Definitions of GALLEY SLAVE

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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One condemned to row in a galley.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A convict sentenced to labor at the oar of a galley.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A criminal condemned to work at the oar on board a galley.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A person condemned for a crime to work in a galley.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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