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Spanker

noun
1.
A hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand.  Synonym: slapper.  "My father was the designated spanker in our family"
2.
A fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel.





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"Spanker" Quotes from Famous Books



... the American frigate, fell overside, transforming the former vessel into a floating wreck and terminating the action. The picture represents accurately the surprisingly slight damage done the Constitution: note the broken spanker gaff and the shot ...
— The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 - The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 • Ralph D. Paine
... when there came a tremendously heavy blow from the southwest. We were, in a measure, prepared for it, however, as the weather had been holding out threats for some time. Everything was made snug, alow and aloft; and, as the wind steadily freshened, we lay to, at length, under spanker and ...
— Masterpieces of Mystery - Riddle Stories • Various


Words linked to "Spanker" :   fore-and-aft sail, spank, hitter, striker


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