Word of the Day:
pinnace
What It Means
A light boat, traditionally propelled by sails, but sometimes a rowboat, and usually serving to carry messages among the larger ships of a fleet.
Pinnace in Context
“I cast my eyes to the ship, and there she rode, within little more than half a mile of the shore; for they had weighed her anchor as soon as they were masters of her, and, the weather being fair, had brought her to an anchor just against the mouth of the little creek; and the tide being up, the...”
Did You Know?
From Middle French pinasse, from Spanish pinaza, from pino (“pine”) + -aza.
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