Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Shallop

Shallop , noun

[French chaloupe, probably from Dutch sloep. Compare Sloop.]

(Nautical) A boat.
[She] thrust the shallop from the floating strand. — Spenser

The term shallop is applied to boats of all sizes, from a light canoe up to a large boat with masts and sails.