From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Plank \Plank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Planked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Planking.]
1. To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a
ship. "Planked with pine." --Dryden.
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2. To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash;
as, to plank money in a wager. [Colloq. U.S.]
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3. To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
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4. (Wooden Manuf.) To splice together the ends of slivers of
wool, for subsequent drawing.
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Planked shad, shad split open, fastened to a plank, and
roasted before a wood fire.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Planking \Plank"ing\, n.
1. The act of laying planks; also, planks, collectively; a
series of planks in place, as the wooden covering of the
frame of a vessel.
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2. The act of splicing slivers. See Plank, v. t., 4.
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