ALL meanings of spanker
spank·er
S s - noun 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. 1
- noun spanker Informal. a smartly moving person or animal, especially a fast horse. 1
- noun spanker Chiefly New England. something remarkably fine. 1
- adjective spanker of or relating to a spanker mast or its rigging. 1
- noun spanker a fore-and-aft sail or a mast that is aftermost in a sailing vessel 0
- noun spanker a person or animal that moves at a quick smart pace 0
- noun spanker something outstandingly fine or large 0
- noun spanker a person or thing that spanks 0
- noun spanker an exceptionally fine, large, etc. person or thing 0
- noun spanker a fore-and-aft sail, usually hoisted on a gaff, on the after mast of a square-rigged vessel 0
- noun spanker the after mast and its sail on a schooner-rigged vessel of more than three masts 0