shallop

[ shal-uhp ]

/ ˈʃæl əp /

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noun

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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Origin of shallop

1570–80; <French chaloupe<German Schaluppesloop

Words nearby shallop

shale, shale oil, shall, Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?, shalloon, shallop, shallot, shallow, Shalmaneser III, shalom, shalom aleichem

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How to use shallop in a sentence

Several weeks were required for repairing the colonists' shallop, which was a means of more delay in the already very late season.
William Bradford of Plymouth|Albert Hale Plumb
He felt that his frail shallop would never live through one.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes|William Perry Brown
No spirit-shallop has yet been found to float us across the gulf, say rather the invisible line, that separates soul from soul.
Weighed and Wanting|George MacDonald
Tucker was provided with a well-armed shallop and absolute authority to check all ships arriving.
Virginia Under Charles I And Cromwell, 1625-1660|Wilcomb E. Washburn

The forts and men-of-war were safely passed, and the little shallop tossed upon the gleaming wavelets of the English channel.
Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea|Charles H. L. Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for shallop

shallop

/ (ˈʃæləp) /

noun

a light boat used for rowing in shallow water

(formerly) a two-masted gaff-rigged vessel

Word Origin for shallop

C16: from French chaloupe, from Dutch sloep sloop

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