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planking

The correct spelling is planking.

How to pronounce planking

verb

Say it like: Pla-nki-ng

The correct spelling is planking. To cover something with planking. For example: "to plank a floor or a ship"

Usage Examples

to plank a floor or a ship

to plank money in a wager

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To cover something with planking.
  2. 2.To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.
  3. 3.To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.
  4. 4.To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
  5. 5.To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.

noun

  1. 1.A series of planks; a group of planks.
  2. 2.The practice of lying face down with arms to the sides, in unusual public spaces, and taking photographs to record the act.

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