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[-] JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for checking that out! On my end, I found this version of "spank": https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spanking#Etymology_1

Which of course is different from the other meaning, to "punish by swatting."

As for an example, from Tintin's Secret of the Unicorn:
https://i.imgur.com/6BguONT.jpeg

[-] boatswain@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago

Interesting! That definition kind of fits with the sail that the Spanker replaced, which was called the Driver.

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