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pinnace definition

pin·nace (pin′is)

noun

  1. Archaic a small sailing ship, often one used as a tender to a larger ship
  2. a ship's boat

Etymology: Fr pinasse < Sp pinaza < VL *pinacea < L pinus, pine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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