1. (n.) A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not

2. (n.) A large vessel for war and national purposes; -- common in the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th century.

3. (n.) A name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other ancient vessels propelled by oars.

4. (n.) A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.

5. (n.) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.

6. (n.) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel; -- sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.

7. (n.) An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.

8. (n.) An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc.

9. (n.) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.

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