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planking noun [ ˈplaŋkɪŋ ]

• planks collectively, especially when used for flooring or as part of a boat.
• "the waves had pulled her deck planking apart"

plank verb

• make, provide, or cover with planks.
• "the ship was planked with teak"
• put or set (something) down forcefully or abruptly.
• "Ned planked the glasses in front of him"
• hide (something).
• "he had planked £1,000 under the mattress"
Origin: Middle English: from Old Northern French planke, from late Latin planca ‘board’, feminine (used as a noun) of plancus ‘flat-footed’.


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