FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
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Question
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In the poem, what does the word ‘pinnace’ mean?
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Like an elf, small and charmingly spiritedly, merry or mischievous.
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Light sailing boat
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Enthusiastically spirited
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Sinister or ghastly character, repellent
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -pinnace. noun. pin·nace ˈpin-əs. : a light sailing ship. : a ship’s boat.
Detailed explanation-2: -A pinnace is a small boat carried on a large ship. Pinnaces are used to carry goods and people from the ship to the shore.
Detailed explanation-3: -"My ship is sailing” means “I’m going". “My ship is calling” means “I need to go. “
Detailed explanation-4: -As a ship’s boat, the pinnace is a light boat, propelled by oars or sails, carried aboard merchant and war vessels in the Age of Sail to serve as a tender. The pinnace was usually rowed but could be rigged with a sail for use in favorable winds.
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