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Galley Slave

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Noun

1. galley slave

a slave condemned to row in a galley

2. drudge, galley slave, navvy, peon

a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

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Galley Slave

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noun
1. 
a criminal or slave condemned to row in a galley
2. informal
a drudge

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Galley Slave

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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.

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