Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, unfounded rumor.
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Examples
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I didn't know but it might turn out to be galley-news.
The Two Admirals James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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"Yes, sir, there is some such conversation in the ship, I know; but the quantity of galley-news is so great in this squadron, that I never attend much to what is said.
The Two Admirals James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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