galley slave

noun

a person condemned to work at an oar on a galley.

a drudge.

Origin of galley slave

First recorded in 1560–70

Words nearby galley slave

gallery tray, gallery wire, gallet, galley, galley proof, galley slave, galley-west, gallfly, Gallia, galliambic, Galliano

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Example sentences from the Web for galley slave

My dear Katherine, the child has worked like a galley-slave for you all!
The Dull Miss Archinard|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
I intended it, but I had not time; these rehearsals kill me—I might as well be a galley-slave.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 439|Various
With how sinking a heart does one galley-slave watch its approach!
Doctor Cupid|Rhoda Broughton
He had resolved that under no pressure would he marry the daughter of O'Hara, the galley-slave.
An Eye for an Eye|Anthony Trollope

He, the galley-slave, might have hidden himself forever in an honest family; he had withstood this temptation.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo

British Dictionary definitions for galley slave

galley slave

noun

a criminal or slave condemned to row in a galley

informal a drudge

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单词	galley slave
释义	galley slave noun a person condemned to work at an oar on a galley. a drudge. Origin of galley slave First recorded in 1560–70 Words nearby galley slave gallery tray, gallery wire, gallet, galley, galley proof, galley slave, galley-west, gallfly, Gallia, galliambic, Galliano Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for galley slave My dear Katherine, the child has worked like a galley-slave for you all! The Dull Miss Archinard\|Anne Douglas Sedgwick I intended it, but I had not time; these rehearsals kill me—I might as well be a galley-slave. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 439\|Various With how sinking a heart does one galley-slave watch its approach! Doctor Cupid\|Rhoda Broughton He had resolved that under no pressure would he marry the daughter of O'Hara, the galley-slave. An Eye for an Eye\|Anthony Trollope He, the galley-slave, might have hidden himself forever in an honest family; he had withstood this temptation. Les Misrables\|Victor Hugo British Dictionary definitions for galley slave galley slave noun a criminal or slave condemned to row in a galley informal a drudge Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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