shal·lop (sh l  p)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).] |
shallop [ˈʃæləp]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a light boat used for rowing in shallow water
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (formerly) a two-masted gaff-rigged vessel
[from French chaloupe, from Dutch sloep sloop]
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