Planking
['plæŋkɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the work of covering an area with planks.
(noun.) (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship).
(noun.) planks collectively; a quantity of planks.
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Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plank
(n.) The act of laying planks; also, planks, collectively; a series of planks in place, as the wooden covering of the frame of a vessel.
(n.) The act of splicing slivers. See Plank, v. t., 4.
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Examples
- They are still sounding the planking and probing the furniture in the hope of finding them. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I already knew that the papers were probably in the room, but I had no desire to rip up all the planking and skirting in search of them. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Our feet creaked and crackled over the bare planking, and my outstretched hand touched a wall from which the paper was hanging in ribbons. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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