shallop (plural shallops)
(archaic) A kind of light boat; a dinghy. [late 16th C.]
(archaic) A kind of large boat; a sloop.
Source: Wiktionary
Shal"lop, n. Etym: [F. chaloupe, probably from D. sloep. Cf. Sloop.] (Naut.)
Definition: A boat. [She] thrust the shallop from the floating strand. Spenser.
Note: The term shallop is applied to boats of all sizes, from a light canoe up to a large boat with masts and sails.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
