| Summary: | shallop n The fishing boats in the cod and seal fishery were for- merly called Shallops and shalloways, these words often occurring in our hist- ory. The shallop was a large boat, decked at both ends and open in the centre, with moveable deck boards and pounds; there were cuddies both fore and aft where the fishermen could sleep. There were never less than three men in a shallop; their dimensions were - 30 to 40 feet keel, 10 to 40 feet beam; many of the larger shallops had five men, and would carry 200 qtls. dry fish. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story October 1965 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I shalloppe, shollup, shallop(s) tub, TUB, Shallop Cove, Shallop Point. Part of the cited quotation on card is not in DNE.
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