Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A barge of state: sometimes specifically applied to the barge in which the Lord Mayor of London formerly went in state to Westminster.
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And some may sing of the galley-foist, and some of the quadrireme,
Something Else Again 1920
hernesheir commented on the word galley-foist
One for the boat-listers.
August 22, 2014