shallop

noun

1. any of various vessels formerly used for sailing or rowing in shallow waters, especially a two-masted, gaff-rigged vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries.

noun

1. a light boat used for rowing in shallow water
2. (formerly) a two-masted gaff-rigged vessel

n.“kind of light boat,” 1570s, from French chaloupe, from Dutch sloep “sloop” (see sloop). Cf. Spanish chalupa, Italian scialuppa.