·noun The act of splicing slivers. ·see Plank, ·vt, 4.
II. Planking ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Plank.
III. Planking ·noun The act of laying planks; also, planks, collectively; a series of planks in place, as the wooden covering of the frame of a vessel.
The outside and inside casing of the vessel. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
This is termed ceiling of the ship. ...
Such are the wales, the plank-sheer, the garboard-strakes, and the like. ...