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Definition of Galleys

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Caboose Ca*boose" (k[.a]*b[=oo]s"), n. [Cf. D. kabuis, kombuis, Dan. kabys, Sw. kabysa, G. kabuse a little room or hut. The First part of the word seems to be allied to W. cab cabin, booth. Cf. Cabin.] [Written also camboose.] 1. (Naut.) A house on deck, where the cooking is done; -- commonly called the galley. 2. (Railroad) A car used on freight or construction trains for brakemen, workmen, etc.; a tool car. [U. S.]

Meaning of Galleys from wikipedia

- A galley is a type of ship optimised for propulsion by oars. Galleys were historically used for warfare, trade, and piracy mostly in the seas surrounding...
- Asia likewise manned their galleys with captives. Ancient Mediterranean navies relied on professional rowers to man their galleys. Slaves were seldom used...
- Galley proofs or galleys are so named because in the days of hand-set letterpress printing in the 1650s, the printer would set the page into "galleys"...
- containing galleys All pages with titles containing galley Galija, a Serbian rock band NetGalley, a web site aimed towards the distribution of digital galley proofs...
- 1955 Lufthansa had all their commercial planes ****ed with a Sell galley. Galleys on commercial airlines typically include not only facilities to serve...
- 109 galleys and six galle****es from the Republic of Venice, 49 galleys from the Spanish Empire, 27 galleys from the Republic of Genoa, seven galleys from...
- galleys, they were based on different hull type than the Mediterranean galley, the term being used mainly due to the employment of oars. Row galleys were...
- aft. The depiction of these galleys matches in terms of detail the conventional sailing vessels that are also shown. Galleys were hardly used in the Elizabethan...
- Selly Galley, born 25 September 1987 as Selorm Galley is a Ghanaian actress and TV presenter. She was on Big Brother Africa (season 8). She is married...
- The Galley Islands are an archipelago off the northeast coast of Antigua. At the northeastern extremity of North Sound, north of Guiana Island, are the...