Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Nautical, unfounded rumor.

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Examples

  • I didn't know but it might turn out to be galley-news.

    The Two Admirals James Fenimore Cooper 1820

  • "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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