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pinnace
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Pinnace
(gcide) | 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.
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Whilst our pinnace anchors in the Downs. --Shak.
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2. A procuress; a pimp. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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pinnace
(wn) | pinnace
n 1: a boat for communication between ship and shore [syn:
tender, ship's boat, pinnace, cutter] |
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Pinnace
(gcide) | 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.
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Whilst our pinnace anchors in the Downs. --Shak.
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2. A procuress; a pimp. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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