Bible Dictionaries
Spanker

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A small coin.

(2):

(n.) One who spanks, or anything used as an instrument for spanking.

(3):

(n.) 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.

(4):

(n.) One who takes long, quick strides in walking; also, a fast horse.

(5):

(n.) Something very large, or larger than common; a whopper, as a stout or tall person.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Spanker'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/spanker.html. 1828.