Definition of Pinnece
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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