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pinnace


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pinnace  \Pin"nace\,  n.  [F.  pinasse;  cf  It  pinassa  pinazza, 
  Sp  pinaza;  all  from  L.  pinus  a  pine  tree,  anything  made  of 
  pine,  e.g.,  a  ship.  Cf  {Pine}  a  tree.] 
  1.  (Naut.) 
  a  A  small  vessel  propelled  by  sails  or  oars,  formerly 
  employed  as  a  tender,  or  for  coast  defence;  --  called 
  originally,  {spynace}  or  {spyne}. 
  b  A  man-of-war's  boat. 
 
  Whilst  our  pinnace  anchors  in  the  Downs.  --Shak. 
 
  2.  A  procuress;  a  pimp.  [Obs.]  --B.  Jonson 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pinnace 
  n  :  a  boat  for  communication  between  ship  and  shore  [syn:  {tender}, 
  {ship's  boat}] 




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