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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Plank

Plānk, n.

noun

[Lat. planca, allied to Gr. πλάξ, πλακός, any thing flat and broad; Ger. & Dan. planke, Sw. planka, D. plank, Pr. planca, plancha, Fr. planche. Cf. PLANCH.]

  1. A broad piece of sawed timber, differing from a board only in being thicker. See BOARD.
  2. Hence, a support, as for crossing a chasm or floating in a stream.

Trust not to rotten plank. Shak. His charity is a better plank than the faith of an intolerant and bitter-minded bigot. Southey.

Plānk, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. PLANKED (plāŋkt); p. pr. & vb. n. PLANKING.]

  1. To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a ship.
  2. To lay down upon a plank, or as upon a plank; to produce, as a wager, or cash; as, plank your money; i. e., lay down your cash. [U. S.]