'Spanker' definitions:
Definition of 'spanker'
(from WordNet)
noun
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, spanker]
noun
A fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel
Definition of 'Spanker'
From: GCIDE
- Spanker \Spank"er\, n. A small coin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Spanker'
From: GCIDE
- Spanker \Spank"er\ (sp[a^][ng]k"[~e]r), n.
- 1. One who spanks, or anything used as an instrument for spanking. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. One who takes long, quick strides in walking; also, a fast horse. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- 4. Something very large, or larger than common; a whopper, as a stout or tall person. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- Spanker boom (Naut.), a boom to which a spanker sail is attached. See Illust. of Ship. [1913 Webster]