shallop
Americannoun
noun
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a light boat used for rowing in shallow water
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(formerly) a two-masted gaff-rigged vessel
Etymology
Origin of shallop
1570–80; < French chaloupe < German Schaluppe sloop
Example Sentences
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Cosima, the second, is named after Lake Como where in their idly amorous wanderings they have glided in a shallop to the music of little bells at night.
From Time Magazine Archive
In early December, Captain Smith chooses nine men to sail with him in the shallop up the Chickahominy River.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
They sail away in the Susan Constant and the Godspeed and leave the Discovery and the shallop for us to use for travel here in Virginia.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
I hear one of the guards call out, “It is the shallop returned! Hello, explorers! Have you found the passage to India?”
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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