Definition for SPANK'ER

SPANK'ER, n.

  1. A small coin. – Derham.
  2. In seaman's language, a ship's driver; a large sail occasionally set upon the mizzen-yard or gaff; the foot being extended by a boom. – Mar. Dict.
  3. One that takes long strides in walking; also, a stout person.

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