n. 1. a. A piece of lumber cut thicker than a board. b. Such pieces of lumber considered as a group; planking. 2. A foundation; a support. 3. One of the articles of a political platform. tr.v. planked, plank·ing, planks 1. To furnish or cover with planks: plank a muddy pathway. 2. To bake or broil and serve (fish or meat) on a plank: "Boards specially made for planking food have grooves ... to hold juices" (Michael Stern). 3. To put or set down emphatically or with force. [Middle English, from Old North French planke, from Late Latin planca, from plancus, flat; see plāk-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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