Pink stern

Pink stern
Pink \Pink\, n. [D. pink.] (Naut.) A vessel with a very narrow stern; -- called also {pinky}. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

{Pink stern} (Naut.), a narrow stern. [1913 Webster]


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