Spanker

Definitions

1. Someone who spanks.
2. An instrument used to give someone a spanking or spank, such as a paddle.
3. A fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail on the aft-most mast of a square-rigged vessel.
4. A musician who plays his instrument well.
   dated
5. A small coin.
   UK, dialectal, obsolete
6. One who takes long, quick strides in walking.
   dated
7. A swift horse.
   dated
8. Something very large, or larger than usual; a whopper.
   dated, slang
9. Something splendid; a fine example of its kind.
   dated, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“beyond the broad white wing of the spanker sail⟳”

“Egad, Jack, I am glad to see⟳ you, for I want⟳ a few spankers.”

“I like⟳ the new vehicle. A real spanker. Not a mark⟳ on it. Particularly as regards the bodywork.”

“Well, you would say⟳ […] you didn't know⟳ what kind of carpet it was. It could be from Timbuktu or John O'Groats or anywhere else. But Dixon seems to know⟳ his stuff, and he said it's a spanker and that he would've had it himself, only it's too big for his front room.”

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