Definition of plank

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Plank (v. t.) To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing..

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Weatherboard :: Weatherboard (n.) A piece of plank placed in a porthole, or other opening, to keep out water..
Spirling :: Spirketing (n.) The planking from the waterways up to the port sills.
Thick :: Thick (superl.) Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck..
Deal :: Deal (n.) The division of a piece of timber made by sawing; a board or plank; particularly, a board or plank of fir or pine above seven inches in width, and exceeding six feet in length. If narrower than this, it is called a batten; if shorter, a deal end..
Syphilide :: Syphering (n.) The lapping of chamfered edges of planks to make a smooth surface, as for a bulkhead..
Apron :: Apron (n.) A platform, or flooring of plank, at the entrance of a dock, against which the dock gates are shut..
Plough :: Plough (n.) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc..
Planked :: Planked (imp. & p. p.) of Plan.
Panel :: Panel (n.) A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted..
Cleading :: Cleading (n.) The planking or boarding of a shaft, cofferdam, etc..
List :: List (n.) A narrow strip of wood, esp. sapwood, cut from the edge of a plank or board..
Saw :: Saw (v. t.) To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to saw logs or timber into boards or planks; to saw shingles; to saw out a panel..
Seam :: Seam (n.) Hence, a line of junction; a joint; a suture, as on a ship, a floor, or other structure; the line of union, or joint, of two boards, planks, metal plates, etc..
Sheeting :: Sheeting (n.) A lining of planks or boards (rarely of metal) for protecting an embankment.
Petard :: Petard (n.) A case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical or cylindrical case of metal filled with powder and attached to a plank, to be exploded against and break down gates, barricades, drawbridges, etc. It has been superseded..
Hood :: Hood (n.) The endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern.
Plank-sheer :: Plank-sheer (n.) The course of plank laid horizontally over the timberheads of a vessel's frame.
Treenail :: Treenail (n.) A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks of a vessel to the timbers or to each other.
Plank :: Plank (v. t.) To harden, as hat bodies, by felting..
Billboard :: Billboard (n.) A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on..
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