- A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails
or not - A large vessel for war and national purposes; -- common in
the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th century. - A name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other
ancient vessels propelled by oars. - A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse
officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure. - One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war. - The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel;
-- sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose. - An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a
gallery furnace. - An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for
holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc. - A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley
proof.
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