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shallop

[ shal-uhp ]

noun

  1. any of various vessels formerly used for sailing or rowing in shallow waters, especially a two-masted, gaff-rigged vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries.


shallop

/ ˈʃæləp /

noun

  1. a light boat used for rowing in shallow water
  2. (formerly) a two-masted gaff-rigged vessel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shallop1

1570–80; < French chaloupe < German Schaluppe sloop
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shallop1

C16: from French chaloupe, from Dutch sloep sloop
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Example Sentences

A few carpenters and sailors go onshore and put together the shallop, a small boat meant for exploring that we brought with us in pieces.

They leave in the shallop, the small boat they put together here in Virginia, so they will be able to navigate the narrow riverways.

Captain Smith gathers a few men to sail upriver with him in the shallop.

The morning they leave, I watch the shallop sail away.

The river became too narrow to explore with the shallop.

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