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Planked shad

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.

  2. To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash; as, to plank money in a wager. [Colloq. U.S.]

  3. To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.

  4. (Wooden Manuf.) To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.

    Planked shad, shad split open, fastened to a plank, and roasted before a wood fire.