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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPANK'ER, n.
1. A small coin.
2. In seamen's language, a ship driver; a large sail occasionally set upon the mizenyard or gaff, the foot being extended by a boom.
3. One that takes long strides in walking; also a stout person.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
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, spanker]
2: a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel

Merriam Webster's

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

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a person or thing that spanks. 2 Naut. a fore-and-aft sail set on the after side of the mizen-mast. 3 a fast horse. 4 colloq. a person or thing of notable size or quality.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Spanker Spank"er, n. A small coin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Spanker Spank"er, n. 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.