Plank

·vt To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.

II. Plank ·vt To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a ship.

III. Plank ·noun Fig.: That which supports or upholds, as a board does a swimmer.

IV. Plank ·vt To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.

V. Plank ·vt To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash; as, to plank money in a wager.

VI. Plank ·noun A broad piece of sawed timber, differing from a board only in being thicker. ·see Board.

VII. Plank ·noun One of the separate articles in a declaration of the principles of a party or cause; as, a plank in the national platform.