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Added 9 October 2026

plank

/ˈplæŋk/ noun

In Latin: tabula Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about plank at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes.
An endorsed policy in the platform of a political party.

verb

Cover with planks.
The streets were planked
Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise.
He planked the money on the table
Cook and serve on a plank.
Planked vegetable

Origin

From Middle English plank, planke, borrowed from Old French planke, Old Northern French planque (compare French planche, from Old French planche), from Vulgar Latin planca, from palanca, from Latin phalanga. The Latin term derives from the Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx), so it is thus a doublet of phalange and phalanx. Compare also the doublets planch, planche, and plancha, borrowed later from Middle French, Modern French, and Spanish, respectively.

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