pinnace

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(pin′is)

noun

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

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

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noun
  1. A light boat propelled by sails or oars, formerly used as a tender for merchant and war vessels.
  2. Any of various kinds of ship's boats.

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Origin: French pinace

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , probably from Old Spanish pinaza

Origin: , from pino, pine tree, boat

Origin: , from Latin pīnus; see peiə- in Indo-European roots

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