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English
Noun
Someone who
spanks
.
A
tool
used to give someone a spanking or spank, such as a
paddle
.
A
fore
and
aft
gaff
-rigged
sail
on the aft-most mast of a square-rigged vessel.
In the Context of A musician who plays his instrument well.
io:spanker
te:spanker
vi:spanker
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spanker \Spank"er\, n.
A small coin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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WordNet
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
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