noun
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a number of planks
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the act of covering or furnishing with planks
Etymology
Origin of planking
Example Sentences
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This means the site, which includes planking, frames, fixtures and fittings, can be dived on but should remain untouched.
From BBC • Aug. 14, 2024
What they brought was a piece of brick that was likely part of the ship’s steam boiler, and planking from its hull.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2022
“It’s a meme,” he explains, like planking or owling.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2022
The skyward soar of its fir and pine planking makes its setting in the woods feel natural in two senses.
From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2021
Then he emerged carrying a sawn section of tongue-and-groove planking and laid it down and entered the closet again and emerged with a metal box.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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