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spanker

N คน หรือ สัตว์ ที่ วิ่ง เร็ว  kon-rue-sad-ti-wing-reo

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPANKER

n. 1. A small coin.
2. In seamen's language, a ship driver; a large sail occasionally set upon the mizenyard or gaff, the foot being extended by a boom.
3. One that takes long strides in walking; also a stout person.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPANKER

SPANKER Spank "er, n.

 

1. One who spanks, or anything used as an instrument for spanking.

 

2. (Naut. )

 

Defn: 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. Totten.

 

3. One who takes long, quick strides in walking; also, a fast horse. [Colloq. ]

 

4. Something very large, or larger than common; a whopper, as a stout or tall person. [Colloq. ] Spanker boom (Naut. ), a boom to which a spanker sail is attached. See Illust. of Ship.

 

SPANKER

SPANKER Spank "er, n.

 

Defn: A small coin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

spanker

spank er |ˈspaNGkər ˈspæŋkər | noun 1 a fore-and-aft sail set on the after side of a ship's mast, esp. the mizzenmast. 2 informal, dated a very fine person or thing.

 

Oxford Dictionary

spanker

spank ¦er |ˈspaŋkə | noun 1 a fore-and-aft sail set on the after side of a ship's mast, especially the mizzenmast. 2 informal, dated a very fine person or thing.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

spanker

spank er 名詞 C 1 スパンカー 〘最後部のマストにかける帆 〙.2 すばらしいもの [人 ].