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galley slave
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galley slave
n.
1. A slave or convict forced to ply an oar of a galley.
2. A person assigned to perform tedious or menial tasks; a drudge.
galley slave
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a criminal or slave condemned to row in a galley
2. Informal a drudge
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Noun1.galley slave - a slave condemned to row in a galleygalley slave - a slave condemned to row in a galley
slave - a person who is owned by someone
2.galley slave - a laborer who is obliged to do menial workgalley slave - a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
navvy, peon, drudge
laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
Translations
galley slave
n → Galeerensklave m
galley slave n → galeotto (fam) (drudge) → schiavo/a
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