spanker

[spang-ker]

spank·er

[spang-ker]
noun
1.
Nautical.
a.
a fore-and-aft sail on the aftermost lower mast of a sailing vessel having three or more masts.
b.
a designation given to the mast abaft a mizzenmast, usually the aftermost mast in any vessel.
2.
Informal. a smartly moving person or animal, especially a fast horse.
3.
Chiefly New England. something remarkably fine.
adjective Nautical.
4.
of or pertaining to a spanker mast or its rigging.

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Spanker is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1745–55; akin to spanking
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spanker (ˈspæŋkə)
 
n
1.  nautical a fore-and-aft sail or a mast that is aftermost in a sailing vessel
2.  informal a person or animal that moves at a quick smart pace
3.  informal something outstandingly fine or large

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