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Definition of: pinnace
(pin′is) noun Naut.
1. A six– or eight–oared boat, carried by men–of–war; any ship's boat.
2. Formerly, a small schooner–rigged vessel used as a tender, scout, etc. [<OF pinasse <Ital. pinaccia, prob. <L pinus a pine]
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