sloop
(noun) a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat’s length aft of the bow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sloop (plural sloops)
(nautical) A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.
(military) A sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, with its guns all on one deck.
(military) A sloop-of-war, smaller than a frigate, larger than a corvette.
• Loops, OOPLs, loops, polos, pools, spool
Sloop (plural Sloops)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sloop is the 18918th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1443 individuals. Sloop is most common among White (96.26%) individuals.
• Loops, OOPLs, loops, polos, pools, spool
Source: Wiktionary
Sloop, n.Etym: [D. sloep, of uncertain origin. Cf. Shallop.] (Naut.)
Definition: A vessel having one mast and fore-and-aft rig, consisting of a boom-and-gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast, and standing rigging, while those of a cutter are capable of being readily shifted. The sloop usually carries a centerboard, and depends for stability upon breadth of beam rather than depth of keel. The two types have rapidly approximated since 1880. One radical distinction is that a slop may carry a centerboard. See Cutter, and Illustration in Appendix. Sloop of war, formerly, a vessel of war rigged either as a ship, brig, or schooner, and mounting from ten to thirty-two guns; now, any war vessel larger than a gunboat, and carrying guns on one deck only.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
