Spanker

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spanker \Spank"er\, n.
     A small coin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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