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spanker::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | fore-and-aft sail |
Examples of spanker
spanker
It is preceded by the jigger mast and followed by the spanker mast.
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Before him sat three critics of the Press, among them the champion orgy-goer and bottom-spanker Max Mosley.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
In the early nineteenth century the lateen was replaced in European ships by the driver or spanker.
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Before Mr Sheridan sat three critics of the Press, among them the champion orgy-goer and bottom-spanker Max Mosley.
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The party affiliation of the spanker is irrelevant.
From the denverpost.com
Hence a ship-rigged barque would be a four master, square-rigged on fore, main and mizzen, with spanker and gaff topsail only on the Jigger-mast.
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- Slapper: 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"
- A fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel
- A spanker is either of two kinds of sail.
- (Spankers) Spanking is a form of corporal punishment commonly used to discipline a toddler, child, and teenagers It typically consists of an adult striking the child's bottom in reaction to poor behavior, with either an open hand or an implement, without producing physical injury. ...
- Someone who spanks; A tool used to give someone a spanking or spank, such as a paddle; A fore and aft gaff-rigged sail on the aft-most mast of a square-rigged vessel; A musician who plays his instrument well
- A gaff-headed sail attached to the mizzenmast.
- A fore-and-aft sail, usually carried aft, in various locations, depending on the rig
