■ noun
1》 a long, thin flat piece of timber, used in building and flooring.
2》 a fundamental part of a political or other programme.
■ verb
1》 make, provide, or cover with ~s.
2》 informal, chiefly N. Amer. & Irish set down forcefully or abruptly.
Phrases
walk the ~ historical be forced by pirates to walk blindfold along a ~ over the side of a ship to one's death in the sea.
Derivatives
~ing noun
Origin
ME: from Old North. Fr. ~e , from late L. planca 'board', feminine of plancus 'flat-footed'.