margin plank

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a plank forming a border for wooden decking.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Also called waterway plank.

The citizens of Stevens Point defeated fluoridation by a healthy margin.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
Because of the thinness of the air, there is a very tight margin between the correct and incorrect airspeeds, as little as 50 mph.
Did Bad Weather Bring Down AirAsia 8501?|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sixty-seven Republicans voted against it, a margin in line with estimates of many conservatives from earlier in the day.
‘Cromnibus’ Passes, But Did Anyone Win?|Ben Jacobs|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lacking any sense of irony, Eldridge made campaign-finance reform a signature plank.
The Rise and Fall of Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge, America’s Worst Gay Power Couple|James Kirchick|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Being in an indie band is running a never-ending, rewarding, scary, low-margin small business.
How Much Money Does a Band Really Make on Tour?|Jack Conte|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The body was resting upon a plank supported by four stakes and covered with skins.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
This paper was noted here and there on the margin, and had been obviously carefully read.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
I like sus-sus-pen-sheen bridges that fly from bank to bank, with one big step, like a gang-plank.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
The comparison of the cost of production, therefore, with the value of the raw material, shows a very large margin of profit.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
He did not tell the name of his friend, who, as if loath to cross the plank, held back for a few more words.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes