shallop

American  

[shal-uhp] / ˈʃæl əp /

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.

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shallop British  

/ ˈʃæləp /

noun

1. a light boat used for rowing in shallow water

2. (formerly) a two-masted gaff-rigged vessel

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Etymology

Origin of shallop

1570–80; < French chaloupe < German Schaluppe sloop

Example Sentences

Charter bearers, who live, work or study in one of the three boroughs, will carry the document on board the Royal Shallop Jubilant.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2015

He holds a warrant for the arrest of Mrs. Shallop, or, to give her—or, rather, him—his correct name, Benjamin Skeets.

From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

Shallop, shal′op, n. a light boat or vessel, with or without a mast.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

"Mrs. Shallop hasn't arrived yet," replied one of his colleagues, who, although deputed beforehand to take the lady into dinner, was in total ignorance of what she was like or of her rather outstanding mannerisms.

From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

Reclining against the short poop-ladder was Mrs. Shallop, her brawny arms bared to the elbow, and her black hair grotesquely awry.

From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)