PINNACE: \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.]
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.
2. A procuress; a pimp. [Obs.]
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Beautiful. I will find a way to use this in some game, oh yes, I will…
Oddly enough, the meaning (and derivation) of the word came up (so to speak) in a game on Friday …
Used properly in a sentence: The pinnace tends to be made of wood.
Hehehehehe.
And full of seamen.
Believe me, as soon as we ran into a pinnace, the jokes began flying.