galley slave

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(historical, nautical) A slave who rows in a galley (type of ship).

The galley slave rowed tirelessly under the scorching sun.

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(historical, nautical) A slave who rows in a galley (type of ship).

"That is a chain of galley slaves, on the way to the galleys by force of the king's orders." "How by force?" asked Don Quixote; "is it possible that the king uses force against anyone?" "I do not say that," answered Sancho, "but that these are people condemned for their crimes to serve by force in the king's galleys."

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