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galley

gal.ley \'gal-e-\ n [ME galeie, fr. OF galie, deriv. of MGk galea] 1: a 
   large low medieval ship propelled by sails and oars and used in the Me 
   diterranean for war and trading 2: a seagoing ship of classical antiquity 
   propelled chiefly by oars  3: a large open rowing boat formerly used in 
   England  4: the kitchen and cooking apparatus esp. of a ship or airplane  
   5: an oblong tray commonly of pressed steel with upright sides to hold set  
   type