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sloop

sloop [ sloop ] (plural sloops)


noun 
Definition:
 
sailing boat: a single-masted sailing boat, rigged fore-and-aft, with one headsail extending from the foremast to the bowsprit

[Early 17th century. < Dutch sloep]
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