Pinnace

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A small vessel propelled by sails or oars, formerly employed as a tender, or for coast defence; -- called originally, spynace or spyne.

2. A man-of-war's boat. Whilst our pinnace anchors in the Downs. Shak.

3. A procuress; a pimp. [Obs.] B. Jonson.