planking

/P L AE1 NG K IH0 NG/

verb

1
To cover something with planking.
“to plank a floor or a ship”
2
To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.
3
To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.
“to plank money in a wager”
4
To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
5
To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.
6
To pose for a photograph while lying rigid, face down, arms at side, in an unusual place.

noun

1
A series of planks; a group of planks.
2
The practice of lying face down with arms to the sides, in unusual public spaces, and taking photographs to record the act.

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