chaloupen.
/ʃaˈluːp(ə)/ A kind of French boat; = shallop n.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > vessels propelled by oars and sails > other small
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1680 R. L'Estrange tr. Erasmus 20 Select Colloquies ii. 42 A great many people at Calis that took a Chaloup to put them aboard a great Ship.
1722 Philos. Trans. 1720–21 (Royal Soc.) 31 248 The Chaloups that tow, are in close Fight liable to be sunk by the Enemy's Cannon.
1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. (at cited word) The gun-boats on the French coasts were frequently termed chaloupes, and carried one heavy gun, with a crew of 40 men.
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