shal|lop

shal|lop
shal|lop «SHAL uhp», noun.
1. any one of various small, light, open boats with sail or oars, or both, often like a dinghy: »

... a shallop flitteth, silken sailed (Tennyson).

2. any one of various small, sloop-rigged vessels used as vessels of war.
[< Middle French chaloupe < Dutch sloep, perhaps < sloepen to guide. See etym of doublet sloop. (Cf.sloop)]

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  • lop — agal·lop; al·le·lop·a·thy; al·lop·a·thy; am·pe·lop·sis; am·y·lop·sin; an·cy·lop·o·da; anom·a·lop·ter·yx; ar·te·ri·o·lop·a·thy; cal·lop; cau·lop·ter·is; ceph·a·lop·o·da; ceph·a·lop·ter·us; chi·lop·la·cus; chi·lop·o·da; cor·y·lop·sis;… …   English syllables

  • shallop — shal·lop …   English syllables

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