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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Spanker \Spank"er\ (sp[a^][ng]k"[~e]r), noun
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}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Spanker \Spank"er\, noun A small coin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
spanker
noun
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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