http://wordie.org/words/shallop Comments for the word 'Shallop' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/shallop#comments "'What's a <a href="/words/shallop">shallop</a>?' I asked, my curiosity getting the better of my fear of ignorance. <br />He was not angry at the question but only laughed as he set about trying to free the embedded axe from the chopping block.<br />'I don't really know,' he said. 'It's just the word they always used, '<a href="/words/shallop">shallop</a>'. It's sort of a small open boat. You can row it or use sails. Sort of like a dory. I think it's originally a French word.'"<br />- 'No Great Mischief', Alistair MacLeod. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:13:07 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/shallop#comments