| 单词 | spanker |
| 释义 | spanker /spang"keuhr/, n. 1. Naut. a. a fore-and-aft sail on the aftermost lower mast of a sailing vessel having three or more masts. See diag. under ship. 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, esp. a fast horse. 3. Chiefly New England. something remarkably fine. adj. Naut. 4. of or pertaining to a spanker mast or its rigging. [1745-55; akin to SPANKING] |
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