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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Spanker

/(spăṉk"ẽr)/ · Spank·er · IPA /ˈspæ̝ŋkɚ/
01 n. One who spanks, or anything used as an instrument for spanking.
  1. 1.
    One who spanks, or anything used as an instrument for spanking.
  2. 2.
    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.(Naut.) Also: driver See: Sail
  3. 3.
    One who takes long, quick strides in walking; also, a fast horse.[Colloq.]
  4. 4.
    Something very large, or larger than common; a whopper, as a stout or tall person.[Colloq.]
Phrases & compounds
Spanker boom — a boom to which a spanker sail is attached. See Illust. of Ship.
02 n. A small coin.
  1. 1.
    A small coin.[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]