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spanker

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. spanker (noun)
  2. spanker boom (noun)

span·ker

noun \ˈspaŋ-kər\

Definition of SPANKER

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

Origin of SPANKER

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1794

Rhymes with SPANKER

anchor, banker, canker, chancre, flanker, franker, hanker, rancor, ranker, tanker, thanker

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