Definition of Galley slave

1. Noun. A slave condemned to row in a galley.

Generic synonyms: Slave

2. Noun. A laborer who is obliged to do menial work.
Exact synonyms: Drudge, Navvy, Peon
Generic synonyms: Jack, Laborer, Labourer, Manual Laborer
Derivative terms: Drudge

Definition of Galley slave

1. Noun. A slave who rows in a galley. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Galley Slave

galleryites
gallerylike
gallet
galleta
galletas
galleted
galleting
gallets
galletting
galletyle
galletyles
galley
galley-bird
galley-worm
galley proof
galley slave (current term)
galley slaves
galleys
gallflies
gallfly
galliard
galliardise
galliardness
galliards
gallic
gallic acid
gallica
gallican

Literary usage of Galley slave

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"THE GALLEY-SLAVE OH, GALLANT was our galley, from her carven steering-wheel To her figure-head of silver and her beak of hammered steel; The leg-bar chafed ..."

2. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"THE GALLEY-SLAVE OH, gallant was our galley, from her carven steering- wheel To her figurehead of silver and her beak of hammered steel; The leg-bar chafed ..."

3. The British Essayists edited by Alexander Chalmers (1808)
"... speech on the subject of the letter—Sentiment from Cicero—A fable —Viceroy of Naples and the galley-slave — Mr. Blunt's story of the inquisitorial 08. ..."

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