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spanker |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spanker \Spank"er\, n. A small coin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spanker \Spank"er\, n. 1. One who spanks, or anything used as an instrument for spanking. 2. (Naut.) The after sail of a ship or bark, being a fore-and-aft sail attached to a boom and gaff; -- sometimes called {driver}. See Illust. under {Sail}. --Totten. 3. One who takes long, quick strides in walking; also a fast horse. [Colloq.] 4. Something very large or larger than common; a whopper, as a stout or tall person. [Colloq.] {Spanker boom} (Naut.), a boom to which a spanker sail is attached. See Illust. of {Ship}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: spanker n : set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel
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