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shal⋅lop

  [shal-uhp]
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–noun
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.
Origin:
1570–80; < F chaloupe < G Schaluppe sloop
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shal·lop   (shāl'əp)   
n.  

  1. A large heavy boat, usually having two masts and carrying fore-and-aft or lugsails.

  2. A small open boat fitted with oars or sails, or both, and used primarily in shallow waters.


[French chaloupe, from Dutch sloep, sloop; see sloop, or perhaps from obsolete French chaloppe, nutshell (from Old French eschalope, from escale, eschale, shell, husk; see scale1).]
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shallop 
"kind of light boat," 1578, from Fr. chaloupe, from Du. sloep "sloop" (see sloop). Cf. Sp. chalupa, It. scialuppa.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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