Spānk1, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. SPANKED (spāŋkt); p. pr. & vb. n. SPANKING.] [From span. Cf. Prov. Eng. spang, for span, and spang, to leap.] To strike on the breech with the open hand; to slap.
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[imp. & p. p. SPANKED (spāŋkt); p. pr. & vb. n. SPANKING.] [From span. Cf. Prov. Eng. spang, for span, and spang, to leap.] To strike on the breech with the open hand; to slap.
To move with a quick, lively step between a trot and gallop; to move quickly. Grose.