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GALLEY-NOSE

\ɡˈalɪnˈə͡ʊz], \ɡˈalɪnˈə‍ʊz], \ɡ_ˈa_l_ɪ_n_ˈəʊ_z]\

Definitions of GALLEY-NOSE

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Naut.) The figure-head. Galley-packets, unauthenticated news. Galleypepper, soot or ashes in food. Galley-stoker, an idle skulker.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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