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ˈgal·ley slave N

galley slave

Galeerensklave m

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On two other occasions during the war, captured enemy galley slaves were given freedom by the victors. en.wikipedia.org

The rest of his galleys were already badly damaged, the galley slaves had been exhausted to the point of near death. en.wikipedia.org

He spent a couple of years as a galley slave before regaining his freedom during a mutiny. en.wikipedia.org

In adolescence, ponine becomes a pale, puny, meagre creature, with a hoarse voice like a drunken galley slave's, having been roughened by brandy and by liquors. en.wikipedia.org

During this time he was a pirate galley slave. en.wikipedia.org

Ships were made stouter, taller, and more able to carry heavy armaments -- and new methods had to be sought to replace locomotion by galley slaves. www.nationalreview.com

In particular, galley slaves were often used by artists as models for muscular nude bodies. en.wikipedia.org

Thus, the release of the galley slaves was an instrument of diplomacy. en.wikipedia.org

Most galley slaves lived little more than five years. www.nationalreview.com

Many of them were galley slaves because they were lightly dressed and well-trained. en.wikipedia.org

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