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Spane vs Spank - What's the difference?

spane | spank |

As verbs the difference between spane and spank

is that spane is (obsolete|uk|dialect) to wean; to spean while spank is to beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, gesture, or form of sexual interaction.

As a noun spank is

an instance of spanking, separately or part of a multiple blows-beating; a smack, swat, or slap.

spane

English

Verb

(span)
  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) To wean; to spean.
  • (Webster 1913) ----

    spank

    English

    (spanking)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, gesture, or form of sexual interaction.
  • To soundly defeat, to trounce.
  • To move rapidly.
  • The ship was really spanking along.

    Derived terms

    * spankable * spankee * spanker * spanking * unspanked

    See also

    * over the knee

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instance of spanking, separately or part of a multiple blows-beating; a smack, swat, or slap.
  • A slapping sound, as produced by spanking.