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Plank (?), n. [OE. planke, OF. planque, planche, F. planche, fr. L. planca; cf. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, anything flat and broad. Cf. Planch.] 1. A broad piece of sawed timber, differing from a board only in being thicker. See Board.
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2. Fig.: That which supports or upholds, as a board does a swimmer.
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His charity is a better plank than the faith of an intolerant and bitter-minded bigot.
Southey.
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3. One of the separate articles in a declaration of the principles of a party or cause; as, a plank in the national platform. [Cant]
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Plank road, or Plank way, a road surface formed of planks. [U.S.] -- To walk the plank, to walk along a plank laid across the bulwark of a ship, until one overbalances it and falls into the sea; -- a method of disposing of captives practiced by pirates.
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Plank (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Planked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Planking.] 1. To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a ship. “Planked with pine.” Dryden.
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2. To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash; as, to plank money in a wager. [Colloq. U.S.]
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3. To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
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4. (Wooden Manuf.) To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.
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Planked shad, shad split open, fastened to a plank, and roasted before a wood fire.
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