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Webster 1913 Edition
Pinnace
Pin′nace
,Noun.
[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. Shakespeare
2.
A procuress; a pimp.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pinnace
PIN'NACE
,Noun.