shallop
any of various vessels formerly used for sailing or rowing in shallow waters, especially a two-masted, gaff-rigged vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Origin of shallop
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How to use shallop in a sentence
Scarcely had the shallops gone to sea, than one of them—the Raleigh—deserted its companions and put back.
Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea | Charles H. L. JohnstonAt last—seeing that they could not get away—the shallops were forced to turn about and retrace their passage.
Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea | Charles H. L. JohnstonHis provisions and munitions were sent in two shallops along the shore, and each night they came to anchor opposite his camp.
The Lily and the Totem | William Gilmore SimmsToo frequently the fishermen man their boats, row to the shallops, and break every egg in the hold.
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2 | Maria R. AudubonHere sailed the little shallops of the colonists as they explored and charted this unknown land.
Virginia: The Old Dominion | Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins
British Dictionary definitions for shallop
/ (ˈʃæləp) /
a light boat used for rowing in shallow water
(formerly) a two-masted gaff-rigged vessel
Origin of shallop
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