- wooden plank
- Cockney Rhyming SlangYankThen this wooden bloke walked in.
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Wooden ship model — Wooden ship models or wooden model ships are scale representations of ships, constructed mainly of wood. This type of model has been built for over two thousand years. [Williams, Guy R. The World of Model Ships and Boats London 1971 Page 30 ]… … Wikipedia
plank — [plæŋk] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old North French; Origin: planke, from Latin planca, from plancus flat ] 1.) a long narrow piece of wooden board, used especially for making structures to walk on ▪ a long plank of wood ▪ a bridge made of planks 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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. [1913 Webster] 2. To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … English World dictionary
plank — (n.) c.1200, from O.N.Fr. planke (O.Fr. planche) plank, slab, little wooden bridge, from L.L. planca broad slab, board, related to phalanga pole to carry burdens, from Gk. phalange (see PHALANX (Cf. phalanx)). Technically, timber sawed to measure … Etymology dictionary
Wooden Horse — There are two variations on the wooden horse. The first is a sharply angled device with the sharp point of the angle pointing upward, mounted on a saw horse like support. The victim, typically female though it was later used on males as well, was … Wikipedia
Plank road — A plank road or puncheon is a dirt path or road covered with a series of planks, similar to the wooden sidewalks one would see in a Western movie. Plank roads were wildly popular in the U.S. Northeast and U.S. Midwest in the first half of the… … Wikipedia
plank — plankless, adj. planklike, adj. /plangk/, n. 1. a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board. 2. lumber in such pieces; planking. 3. something to stand on or to cling to for support. 4. any one of the stated principles or objectives… … Universalium
plank — noun 1 flat piece of wood ADJECTIVE ▪ wooden ▪ loose ▪ rotten PHRASES ▪ a plank of wood 2 main point in a policy … Collocations dictionary
plank — noun (C) 1 a long narrow, usually heavy piece of wooden board, used especially for making structures to walk on: a small bridge made of planks 2 plank of an argument/agenda/programme etc one of the main features or principles of an argument etc:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
