Plank (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Planked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Planking.] 1. To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a ship. “Planked with pine.” Dryden.
2. To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash; as, to plank money in a wager.
3. To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
4. (Wooden Manuf.) To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.
Planked shad, shad split open, fastened to a plank, and roasted before a wood fire.