Plankname

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  A surname.

planknoun/ˈplæŋk/

• 1

  A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.

  • A dish called "plank salmon" likely includes a salmon filet cooked on a plank.
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  A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.

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  cookingfoodlifestyleA long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.

  • That dish is served with a plank of cauliflower.
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  exercisehobbieslifestyleA long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.

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  A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.

  • Germanization was a central plank of German conservative thinking in the 19th and 20th centuries.
  • When Mr. Dole had been asked at the Republican convention about the same immigration amendment—one of the more conservative and sensitive planks—he did not oppose it, but said he would have to think long and hard before supporting it.
• 6

  slangA stupid person, idiot.

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  That which supports or upholds.

  • His charity is a better plank than the faith of an intolerant and bitter-minded bigot.

plankverb/ˈplæŋk/

• 1

  To cover something with planking.

  • to plank a floor or a ship
  • Plank'd with pine.
• 2

  To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.

  • Along the lower river, planked shad dinners (baked and broiled) were highly popular during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
• 3

  To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.

  • to plank money in a wager
  • Joe planked the money down in the officer of a newspaper editor and awaited results. There weren't any.
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  To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.

• 5

  To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.

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  To pose for a photograph while lying rigid, face down, arms at side, in an unusual place.

  • The woman, known as Claudia, fell from a 2m wall after earlier demonstrating the wrong way to plank on a small stool while holding a bottle of wine. A friend said some guests had not heard of planking and Claudia was demonstrating how ridiculous it was.
  • Perth man Simon Carville became an internet sensation after he was photographed planking naked in the arms of famous Perth statue the Eliza.