plank

plank
plank [plaŋk]
n.
[ME planke < NormFr < OFr planche < LL planca, a board, plank < VL palanca < Gr phalangai < phalanx (gen. phalangos): see PHALANX]
1. a long, broad, thick board
2. PLANKING (sense 2)
3. something that supports or sustains
4. any of the articles or principles making up the platform or stated program of a political party
vt.
1. to cover, lay, or furnish with planks
2. to broil and serve (steak, fish, etc.) on a board or wooden platter
3. Informal
a) to lay or set (down) with force or emphasis
b) to pay: usually with down or out
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walk the plank
to walk blindfolded and manacled off a plank projecting from the side of a ship, as the victims of pirates were sometimes forced to do

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