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  1. 1. n. A small vessel propelled by sails or oars, formerly employed as a tender, or for coast defence; -- called originally, spynace or spyne. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A man-of-war's boat. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A procuress; a pimp. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. a boat for communication between ship and shore Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 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. Source: webster
  6. 6. n:100 n a boat for communication between ship and shore Source: ecdict

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