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Bible Dictionaries
Alley (2)
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel; - sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
(2):
(n.) A large vessel for war and national purposes; - common in the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th century.
(3):
(n.) A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not
(4):
(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.
(5):
(n.) A name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other ancient vessels propelled by oars.
(6):
(n.) A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
(7):
(n.) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
(8):
(n.) An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
(9):
(n.) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Alley (2)'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/alley-2.html. 1828.
