- shallop
- noun Etymology: Middle French chaloupe Date: circa 1578 1. a usually 2-masted ship with lugsails 2. a small open boat propelled by oars or sails and used chiefly in shallow waters
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Shallop — Shal lop, n. [F. chaloupe, probably from D. sloep. Cf. {Sloop}.] (Naut.) A boat. [1913 Webster] [She] thrust the shallop from the floating strand. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Note: The term shallop is applied to boats of all sizes, from a light canoe … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shallop — (n.) kind of light boat, 1570s, from Fr. chaloupe, from Du. sloep sloop (see SLOOP (Cf. sloop)). Cf. Sp. chalupa, It. scialuppa … Etymology dictionary
shallop — [shal′əp] n. [Fr chaloupe, prob. < Du sloepe, SLOOP] any of various earlier small open boats fitted with oars or sails or both … English World dictionary
shallop — noun a) A type of large boat; a sloop. 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. b) A small boat, a dinghy … Wiktionary
Shallop Cove — (coord|54|14|S|37|20|W|) is a cove forming the head of Queen Maud Bay on the south side of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951 57, and so named because the remains of a shallop were found here by the SGS in 1956 … Wikipedia
shallop — a large fishing boat (over 35 feet, 10 m), partially decked and a vessel type between a skiff and a schooner. Used in the cod and seal fisheries of Newfoundland … Dictionary of ichthyology
shallop — /shal euhp/, n. any of various vessels formerly used for sailing or rowing in shallow waters, esp. a two masted, gaff rigged vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries. [1570 80; < F chaloupe < G Schaluppe SLOOP] * * * … Universalium
shallop — shal·lop || ʃælÉ™p n. small rowboat or sailboat designed for shallow waters … English contemporary dictionary
shallop — [ ʃaləp] noun chiefly historical a light sailing boat used in shallow waters. Origin C16: from Fr. chaloupe, from Du. sloep sloop … English new terms dictionary
shallop — shal·lop … English syllables
