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galley-foist
galley-foist Obs. exc. Hist. [f. galley n. + foist n.1] A state barge, esp. that of the Lord Mayor of London.1589 Fleming Virg. Georg. iv. 66 Carried..about his grounds in painted gallefoistes. 1609 B. Jonson Sil. Wom. iv. ii, When the Gally-foist is a-floate to Westminster! 1616 Beaum. & Fl. Scornf... Oxford English Dictionary
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Fusta
The fusta or fuste (also called foist) was a narrow, light and fast ship with shallow draft, powered by both oars and sail—in essence a small galley. wikipedia.org
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galley
▪ I. galley, n. (ˈgælɪ) Forms: 4–6 galai, -ay(e, (4 gaylay, 6 ghallai, 7 gallay), gale(e, -ei(e, -ey(e, 5–6 galy(e, (5 gaili), 6–8 gally(e, (6 gallie), 4– galley. [ad. OF. galie, galee, med.L. galea, galeia, late Gr. γαλαία, γαλέα = Pr. galeya, galea, Sp. galea (obs.), Pg. galé, It. galea, galia. Th... Oxford English Dictionary
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List of English words of Dutch origin
now bos or bosje in the same sense, since it seems to appear first in former Dutch colonies C Caboose from kambuis or kombuis (="ship's kitchen", "galley flibustier ultimately from Dutch vrijbuiter (="pirate" or "freebooter") Flag from vlag Flushing, Queens from Vlissingen, a city in the Netherlands Foist wikipedia.org
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