Plank
31plank — n 1. British a dull witted person, someone who is as thick as two short planks . The term was used by the late Princess Diana, referring to herself. 2. a solid bodied electric guitar. A musi cian s term of the 1980s; playing such a guitar is… …
32plank — • an idiot, fool. e.g. You complete plank ! …
33plank — [plæŋk] noun [C] 1) a long narrow piece of wood that is used for making structures such as floors 2) an important aspect of something, on which it is based the main plank of the party s defence policy[/ex] …
34plank — [[t]plæŋk[/t]] n. 1) bui a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board 2) something to stand on or to cling to for support 3) gov any one of the principles or objectives that make up the platform of a political party 4) bui to lay, cover, or …
35plank — I s ( en äv. et) plankor II s ( et, plank) staket uppbyggt av plankor …
36plank — [13] The etymological idea underlying plank may be ‘flatness’. It comes via planke, a northern dialect version of Old French planche (source of English planchette [19]), from late Latin planca ‘slab’, a derivative of the adjective plancus ‘flat’ …
37Plank am Kamp — (Dorf) Ortschaft Plank am Kamp Katastralgemeinde Plank am Kamp …
38Plank road — Plank Plank, n. [OE. planke, OF. planque, planche, F. planche, fr. L. planca; cf. Gr. ?, ?, anything flat and broad. Cf. {Planch}.] 1. A broad piece of sawed timber, differing from a board only in being thicker. See {Board}. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig …
39Plank way — Plank Plank, n. [OE. planke, OF. planque, planche, F. planche, fr. L. planca; cf. Gr. ?, ?, anything flat and broad. Cf. {Planch}.] 1. A broad piece of sawed timber, differing from a board only in being thicker. See {Board}. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig …
40Plank-sheer — n. (Shipbuilding) The course of plank laid horizontally over the timberheads of a vessel s frame. [1913 Webster] …
