Dictionary entry

Shallop

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Shal″lop (?), n. [F. chaloupe, probably from D. sloep. Cf. Sloop.] (Naut.) A boat.

thrust the shallop from the floating strand. Spenser.

☞ The term shallop is applied to boats of all sizes, from a light canoe up to a large boat with masts and sails.