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sloop (slo̵̅o̅p)

noun

a fore-and-aft-rigged, single-masted sailing vessel with a mainsail and a jib

Etymology: Du sloep < LowG sluup < slupen (akin to OE slupan), to glide: for IE base see slip

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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