Hypertext Webster Gateway: "spanker"
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) 1.7 (wn)
spanker
n 1: a hitter who slaps with an open hand; "our father was the
designated spanker in my family" [syn: {slapper}]
2: a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually
the mizzenmast) of a vessel
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