Did you know that 'sloop' is actually Dutch?

'Sloop' is a word borrowed from Dutch 'sloep'. The word entered the English language some time around 1629.

sloop [noun] [1629]

A fore-and-aft rigged boat with one mast and a single jib

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Etymology: Dutch 'sloep'

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