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sloop

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. sloop (noun)
  2. sloop of war
  3. cat sloop (noun)
  4. Friendship sloop (noun)

sloop

noun \ˈslüp\

Definition of SLOOP

: a fore-and-aft rigged boat with one mast and a single jib
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Origin of SLOOP

Dutch sloep
First Known Use: 1629

Rhymes with SLOOP

bloop, coop, croup, droop, drupe, dupe, goop, group, hoop, loop, loupe, poop, roup, scoop, snoop, soup, stoop, stoup, stupe, swoop, troop, troupe, whoop

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