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submitted 2 months ago by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to c/interestingasfuck@lemm.ee

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[–] JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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 2 months ago

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