Spank
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Spank
SPANK, verb transitive To strike with the open hand; to slap [A word common in New England.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Spanker
SPANK'ER, noun
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 1828 Dictionary
Spanking
SPANK'ING, participle present tense
1. Striking with the open hand
2. adjective Large; stout. [Vulgar.]
SPAN'-LONG, adjective Of the length of a span.