Idle grumblers and skulkers, from whom discontent and mutiny generally derive their origin. Hence, "galley-packets," news before the mail arrives.
Smart, but sometimes all-jaw seamen, who have seen some service, but indulge in invectives against r...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war. II. Galley ·noun A proof sheet taken from typ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Building the galley; a game formerly used at sea, in order to put a trick upon a landsman, or fresh-...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A low, flat-built vessel with one deck, and propelled by sails and oars, particularly in the Mediter...
[Ship] ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·noun The European green woodpecker; also, the spotted woodpecker. ...
·noun A chilognath myriapod of the genus Iulus, and allied genera, having numerous short legs along ...
South of Galley Quay, Thames Street (O.S. 1894-6). In Tower Ward. First mention: O.S. 1848-51. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
South out of Lower Thames Street, east of the Custom House and Wool Quays (P.O. Directory). In Tower...
A quadrant in Tower Street, between Hart lane and Church lane, because Galley men dwelled there (S. ...
A city barge, used formerly on the lord mayor's day, when he was sworn in at Westminster. ...
Spacious and well-built structures in many of the Mediterranean ports for the reception and security...
The lord-mayor's barge, and other vessels for holidays. (See fust.) ...
The figure-head. ...
An unfounded rumour. (See galley-growlers.) ...
The soot or ashes which accidentally drop into victuals in cooking. ...
The neological barbarisms foisted into sea-language. ...
A person condemned to work at the oar on board a galley, and chained to the deck. ...
A lazy skulker. ...
See gerletroch. ...
See galley. ...
A Barbary cruiser. ...
The opposite of what is termed Coventry; for it is figurative of a man incurring the expressed scorn...