galley slave | sense examples, Usage and Definition from wordnet dictionary online

Noun galley slave has 2 senses

galley slave - a slave condemned to row in a galley
--₁ is a kind of slave
drudge, peon, navvy, galley slave - a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
--₂ is a kind of laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack

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