- spanker
- noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1794 1. the fore-and-aft sail on the mast nearest the stern of a square-rigged ship 2. the sail on the mast nearest the stern of a schooner of four or more masts
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Spanker — can refer to:* One who administers a spanking * Spanker (sail), a type of sail on a sailboat] * Spanker (horse), a famous 18th century famous thoroughbred race horse * SS 17 Spanker , the NATO reporting name for the MR UR 100 Sotka… … Wikipedia
Spanker — Spank er (sp[a^][ng]k [ e]r), n. 1. One who spanks, or anything used as an instrument for spanking. [1913 Webster] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spanker — Spank er, n. A small coin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spanker — [spaŋ′kər] n. 1. a person or thing that spanks 2. Informal an exceptionally fine, large, etc. person or thing 3. Naut. a) a fore and aft sail, usually hoisted on a gaff, on the after mast of a square rigged vessel ☆ b) the after mast and its sail … English World dictionary
spanker — /spang keuhr/, n. 1. Naut. a. a fore and aft sail on the aftermost lower mast of a sailing vessel having three or more masts. See diag. under ship. b. a designation given to the mast abaft a mizzenmast, usually the aftermost mast in any vessel. 2 … Universalium
Spanker boom — Spanker Spank er (sp[a^][ng]k [ e]r), n. 1. One who spanks, or anything used as an instrument for spanking. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) The after sail of a ship or bark, being a fore and aft sail attached to a boom and gaff; sometimes called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spanker (sail) — A spanker is either of two kinds of sail.On a square rigged ship, the spanker is a gaff rigged fore and aft sail set from and aft of the aftmost mast. Almost all square rigs with more than one mast have one or two spankers, which evolved from the … Wikipedia
spanker boom — noun : the boom for a spanker see ship illustration … Useful english dictionary
spanker — noun a) Someone who spanks. b) A tool used to give someone a spanking or spank, such as a paddle … Wiktionary
spanker — sail on the mast nearest the stern of a square rigged ship Nautical Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
