Shallop

//ˈʃæ.ləp// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A kind of light boat; a dinghy. archaic

    "Into the same she leapt, and with the ore / Did thrust the shallop from the floting strand: / So safetie found at sea, which she found not at land."

  2. 2
    A kind of large boat; a sloop. archaic

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boatcanoecruiserferrygalleonjunk

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"Into the same she leapt, and with the ore / Did thrust the shallop from the floting strand: / So safetie found at sea, which she found not at land."

Etymology

Borrowed from French chaloupe, possibly from Dutch sloep. Doublet of chalupa and sloop.

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