1. galley - Noun
2. Galley - Proper noun
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI am a galley slave to pen and ink. Honoré de Balzac
I have worked like a galley slave throughout these eight years, morning till night, and I have given all I could to this work. I am happy with the results. Vladimir Putin
Then you start another book and suddenly the galley proofs of the last one come in and you have to wrench your attention away from what you're writing and try to remember what you were thinking when you wrote the previous one. Bernard Cornwell
Most sailing ships take what they call trainees, who pay to be part of the crew. The Picton Castle takes people who are absolutely raw recruits. But you can't just ride along. You're learning to steer the ship, navigation; you're pulling lines, keeping a lookout; in the galley you're cooking. Billy Campbell
German erudition of his time he held in little esteem. "They go to work like galley slaves,” was his charge. "They do not write on a theme because inspired; but the theme comes first, and with assiduous and laborious study they hope to evolve something brilliant out of it.”. Oscar Levy
When the corsair promises masses and candles, it goes ill with the galley. Spanish Proverb