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Definition of Spanker

Spanker
Spanker Spank"er, n. A small coin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Spanker
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.

Meaning of Spanker from wikipedia

- Look up spanker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Spanker can refer to: One who administers a spanking Spanker (horse), a famous 18th-century thoroughbred...
- Four vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Spanker: HMS Spanker (1794), a 24-gun floating battery of 500 tons (builder's measurement) launched...
- sail. On a schooner of four or more masts, the spanker is the sail on the mast nearest the stern. The spanker is a small sail, but as it is so far aft of...
- Spanker (foaled 1678), sometimes called Old Spanker or the Pelham Arabian, was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who sired many important horses in the...
- paddling and slippering. Some parents spank children in response to undesired behavior. Adults more commonly spank boys than girls both at home and in school...
- Naeem Juwan Hanks, better known by his stage name Spank Rock, is an American rapper and songwriter from Baltimore. He rose to fame with his 2006 album...
- "The Spank" is a song written by James Brown and Charles Sherrell and recorded by Brown. It was released as a single in 1978, backed by Brown's recording...
- Spanker is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. A post office called Spanker was established in 1860, and remained...
- Self-spanking is the practice in which the individual spanks themselves, thus making the spankee and the spanker one and the same. This can occur for a number...
- the bowsprit. One or two spankers are carried aft of the aftmost mast, if two they are called the upper spanker and lower spanker. A fore-and-aft topsail...