Plank

v. t.
  1. To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a ship.
  2. To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash; as, to plank money in a wager.
  3. To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
  4. (Wooden Manuf.) To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.
    5. Planked shad ,
    shad split open, fastened to a plank, and roasted before a wood fire.