spanker
Nautical.
a fore-and-aft sail on the aftermost lower mast of a sailing vessel having three or more masts.
a designation given to the mast abaft a mizzenmast, usually the aftermost mast in any vessel.
Informal. a smartly moving person or animal, especially a fast horse.
Chiefly New England. something remarkably fine.
of or relating to a spanker mast or its rigging.
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How to use spanker in a sentence
As "Dolly" spanker, my husband, he was inimitable, and brought down the house two or three times during the evening.
Recollections of Calcutta for over Half a Century | Montague MasseyTo become the owner of this old friend again and of his new companions, spanker and Pony, was a work of necessity.
The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19 | Variousspanker, spang′kėr, n. the after-sail of a ship or barque, so called from its flapping in the breeze.
spanker received his congratulations with a loud laugh, and a hearty shake of the hand.
Tales And Novels, Volume 1 (of 10) | Maria Edgeworthspanker, in riding home full gallop the preceding day, had been thrown from her horse by an old woman.
Tales And Novels, Volume 1 (of 10) | Maria Edgeworth
British Dictionary definitions for spanker
/ (ˈspæŋkə) /
nautical a fore-and-aft sail or a mast that is aftermost in a sailing vessel
informal a person or animal that moves at a quick smart pace
informal something outstandingly fine or large
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