| NOUN | person | spanker, slapper | a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand |
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| artifact | spanker | a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel |
| Meaning | A hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand. | |
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| Example | "my father was the designated spanker in our family" | |
| Synonym | slapper | |
| Broader | hitter, striker | someone who hits |
| Catalan | nolex | |
| Verbs | spank | give a spanking to |
| Meaning | A fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel. | |
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| Broader | fore-and-aft sail | Any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction |
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