Found 2 items, similar to spanker.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: spanker
spanker
n 1: a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open
hand;
“someone slapped me on the back and I turned to
see who the slapper was”;
“my father was the designated
spanker in our family” [syn:
slapper]
2: a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually
the mizzenmast) of a vessel
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Spanker
Spanker
\Spank"er\ (sp[a^][ng]k"[~e]r), n.
1. One who spanks, or anything used as an instrument for
spanking.
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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.
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3. One who takes long, quick strides in walking; also, a fast
horse. [Colloq.]
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4. Something very large, or larger than common; a whopper, as
a stout or tall person. [Colloq.]
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Spanker boom (Naut.), a boom to which a spanker sail is
attached. See Illust. of
Ship.
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Spanker
\Spank"er\, n.
A small coin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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