1
: a usually 2-masted ship with lugsails
2
: a small open boat propelled by oars or sails and used chiefly in shallow waters
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The seven-foot canvas features only two figures, who stand in a green shallop like Adam and Eve.
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Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 4 May 2022
The shallop, by contrast, was meant for shallow water where larger ships couldn’t venture.
—Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2019
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Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 4 May 2022
The shallop, by contrast, was meant for shallow water where larger ships couldn’t venture.
—Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2019
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“Shallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shallop. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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shallop
noun
shal·lop
ˈshal-əp 
: a small open boat moved by oars or sails
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