1
: the fore-and-aft sail on the mast nearest the stern of a square-rigged ship
2
: the sail on the mast nearest the stern of a schooner of four or more masts
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And Alabama is a big spanker.
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John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 24 Aug. 2022
If this season’s crop of romances is anything to go by, there’s no general rush to the whip: E. L. James and a few other spankers may have both stirred up a vast market and satisfied it.
—Robert Gottlieb, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2017
The women at the observatory used fly spankers, which sound like something from 50 Shades of Grey.
—National Geographic, 25 Dec. 2016
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John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 24 Aug. 2022
If this season’s crop of romances is anything to go by, there’s no general rush to the whip: E. L. James and a few other spankers may have both stirred up a vast market and satisfied it.
—Robert Gottlieb, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2017
The women at the observatory used fly spankers, which sound like something from 50 Shades of Grey.
—National Geographic, 25 Dec. 2016
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“Spanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spanker. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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