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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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