Definition of planking. Meaning of planking. Synonyms of planking

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Definition of planking

Planking
Plank 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. [Colloq. U.S.] 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.
Planking
Planking Plank"ing, n. 1. The act of laying planks; also, planks, collectively; a series of planks in place, as the wooden covering of the frame of a vessel. 2. The act of splicing slivers. See Plank, v. t., 4.

Meaning of planking from wikipedia

- Look up planking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Planking may refer to: Planking (fad), an activity consisting of lying face down—sometimes in an unusual...
- Planking (or the Lying Down Game) is an activity consisting of lying in a face-down position, sometimes in an unusual or incongruous location. The palms...
- The Shad Planking is an annual political event in Virginia which takes place every April near Wakefield in Sus**** County. It is sponsored by a chapter...
- more watertight. In a small boat, there will be just one layer of strip-planking, but larger vessels may have two or three layers which, (being a pre-shaped...
- Marston Mat, more properly called pierced (or perforated) steel planking (PSP), is standardized, perforated steel matting material developed by the United...
- shipbuilding tradition as distinct from the Mediterranean mortise and tenon planking technique which was introduced to the provinces of the north in the wake...
- usually consists of planking fastened to frames and a keel. Keel and frames are traditionally made of hardwoods such as oak while planking can be oak but is...
- Carvel built or carvel planking is a method of boat building in which hull planks are laid edge to edge and fastened to a robust frame, thereby forming...
- involve adding an extra layer of planking below the waterline. More drastically, the process of furring could be used: planking was removed and extra pieces...
- generally used for planking because the curved and often convoluted shape of the tree did not lend itself to being milled to planking of any length. Red...