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plank

UK/ˈplæŋk/ US/ˈpʰlæŋk/ fairly common slang uk
noun (2) verb (3)

noun

1.

a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

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2.

verb

1.

cover with planks

  • “The streets were planked”
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2.

set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

  • “He planked the money on the table”
  • “He planked himself into the sofa”
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3.

cook and serve on a plank

  • “Planked vegetable”
  • “Planked shad”

Origin

From Middle English plank, planke, borrowed from Old French planke, Old Northern French planque (compare French planche, from Old French planche), from Vulgar Latin planca, from palanca, from Latin phalanga. The Latin term derives from the Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx), so it is thus a doublet of phalange and phalanx. Compare also the doublets planch, planche, and plancha, borrowed later from Middle French, Modern French, and Spanish, respectively.

Phrases

  • Copenhagen plank
  • gang plank
  • hub plank
  • plank bed
  • plank down
  • plank house
  • plank road
  • plank root

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