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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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.galley slavegalley slave - a slave condemned to row in a galley
slave - a person who is owned by someone
2.galley slavegalley 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
galley slave n → galeotto (fam) (drudge) → schiavo/a


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"Gently, senor commissary," said the galley slave at this, "let us have no fixing of names or surnames; my name is Gines, not Ginesillo, and my family name is Pasamonte, not Parapilla as you say; let each one mind his own business, and he will be doing enough.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
Of course, Demi tyrannized over Daisy, and gallantly defended her from every other aggressor, while Daisy made a galley slave of herself, and adored her brother as the one perfect being in the world.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
He paid a thousand livres down, and deposited the three thousand with a Burgomaster, after which he brought on board without their being seen, the ten men who formed his land army; and with the rising tide, at three o'clock in the morning, he got into the open sea, maneuvering ostensibly with the four others, and depending upon the science of his galley slave as upon that of the first pilot of the port.
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