Shăl'lop, n.

n. [Fr. chaloupe, Sp. & Pg. chalupa, It. scialuppa, H. Ger. schaluppe, schluppe, L. Ger. slup, slupe, D. sloep, from L. Ger. slupen, D. sloepen, N. H. Ger. schlüpfen, to glide, to slip. Cf. SLOOP.] (Naut.) A sort of large boat with two masts, and usually rigged like a schooner.