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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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