galley slave (English, noun)
expansion: galley slave (plural galley slaves)
Senses:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A slave who rows in a galley (type of ship).
tags: historical
glosses: A typesetter (person who arranged type in a galley for printing).
tags: obsolete
slang
Forms:
form: galley slaves
tags: plural
form: galley-slave
tags: alternative