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Plank
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a flat piece of timber, sawn and planed; it is technically distinguished from a "board" by its greater thickness, and should measure from 2 to 4 in. in thickness and from 10 to 11 in.
in width. The word comes through the Fr. planche (from postAugustan, Lat. planca, a nasalized adaptation probably of Gr. 7rX6., something flat, especially a flat stone. The use of the word "plank" in the sense of an article in a political programme is of American origin and is due to the use of "platform" for the programme itself.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Plank'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/p/plank.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Plank'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/p/plank.html. 1910.
