SPANKING
Spank"ing, a.
1. Moving with a quick, lively pace, or capable of so doing; dashing. Four spanking grays ready harnessed. G. Colman, the Younger.
2. Large; considerable. [Colloq.]
SPANKING BREEZE
Spanking breeze (Naut.),
Defn: a strong breeze.
SPANLESS
Span"less, a.
Defn: Incapable of being spanned.
SPANNER
Span"ner, n.
1. One who, or that which, spans.
2. The lock of a fusee or carbine; also, the fusee or carbine itself. [Obs.]