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plank

plank [ plangk ]


noun  (plural planks)
Definition:
 
1. long flat piece of wood: a long flat piece of lumber sawn thicker than a board

2. U.S. woodwork construction 
Same as  planking


3. policy of political party: a policy that is part of a political party's platform



transitive verb  (past and past participle planked, present participle plank·ing, 3rd person present singular planks)
Definition:
 
put planks over something: to cover something with planks

[13th century. Via Old N French planke, variant of Old French planche< late Latin planca "slab" < form of Latin plancus "flat"]
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