SPANKER

n.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

One who spanks, or anything used as an instrument for spanking.

2.
n.

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.
n.

One who takes long, quick strides in walking; also, a fast horse. [Colloq.]

4.
n.

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.

5.
n.

A small coin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]


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