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sloop

UK/sluːp/ US/ˈslup/ rare

noun

1.

a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat''s length aft of the bow

Origin

Borrowed from Dutch sloep. Doublet of chalupa and shallop.

Phrases

  • Friendship sloop
  • lobster sloop
  • masthead sloop
  • Muscongus Bay sloop

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