plank

A piece of lumber cut thicker than a board.

Such pieces of lumber considered as a group; planking.

A foundation; a support.

One of the articles of a political platform.

To furnish or cover with planks.

To bake or broil and serve (fish or meat) on a plank.

To put or set down emphatically or with force.

To cover or lay with planks: as, to plank a floor.

To lay or place as on a plank or table: as, he planked down the money.