spanker
(noun) a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel
slapper, spanker
(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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spanker (plural spankers)
Someone who spanks.
An instrument used to give someone a spanking or spank, such as a paddle.
(nautical) A fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail on the aft-most mast of a square-rigged vessel.
(dated, music) A musician who plays his instrument well.
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A small coin.
(dated) One who takes long, quick strides in walking.
(dated) A swift horse.
(dated, slang) Something very large, or larger than usual; a whopper.
(dated, slang) Something splendid; a fine example of its kind.
• (gaff-rigged sail): blooper, tallboy
• sparken
Source: Wiktionary
Spank"er, n.
1. One who spanks, or anything used as an instrument for spanking.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: 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.
Spank"er, n.
Definition: A small coin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
