Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GAL'IOT, n. [Fr. galiote; Sp. galeota; It. galeotta; L. galea.]

1. A small galley, or sort of brigantine, built for chase. It is moved both by sails and oars, having one mast and sixteen or twenty seats for rowers. – Dict.
2. Galiot or galliott, a Dutch vessel, carrying a main-mast and a mizzen-mast, and a large gaff main-sail. – Mar. Dict.