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chialoups

chialoups is the plural of chialoup.

Meaning of chialoup

Noun

chialoup (plural chialoups)

  1. A type of sloop used in the East Indies.
    • “The preſident, becauſe we were in great want of water, wiſhed to approach the coaſt with the veſſel, and by force of the guns drive them away, and then to ſend the chaloup well manned and armed aſhore, to take water in ſpite of their teeth; but he was over-ruled by the plurality of voices.[…]”1770, Alexander Dalrymple, An Historical Collection of the Several Voyages and Discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean, volume 1, London, page 31

Questions about chialoups

What is chialoups the plural of?
Chialoups is the plural of chialoup.

Words near chialoups in the dictionary

  1. Chiahsien
  2. Chiai
  3. Chiajna
  4. chialat
  5. chialoup
  6. chialoups
  7. Chiamai
  8. Chiamay
  9. Chiammay
  10. Chiampa
  11. Chian

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