Plank 219421 224439893 2008-07-08T21:11:42Z 128.103.8.194 {{wiktionary}} '''Plank''' most commonly refers to a split, flat piece of [[wood]], often planed. A plank is normally much longer than it is deep, and deeper than it is thick; a deeper piece is described as a sawn [[board]]. However plank may also be used to describe a thick board, of one and one-quarter inch or thicker for hardwoods and one and one-half inch or thicker for softwoods and 8 inches or wider. Confusingly, a horizontal hewn or sawn log house can be called a "plank house" when the timbers are of rectangular shape such as 7" x 11". Plank may also refer to: *''[[The Plank (1967 film)|The Plank]]'', a noted British comedy film, with no dialogue *''[[The Plank (1979 film)]]'', a remake of the 1967 film *[[Conny Plank]], an influential German record producer *[[Eddie Plank]], an early 20th century baseball player *[[Walking the plank]] is a form of execution associated with pirates *Individual items of a [[party platform]] are called ''planks'' in U.S. politics *Plank, a character in the animated television series ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'' *[[Plank House]] *Plank is a nickname of Peter Clemens, who has served as equipment technician for the band [[Radiohead]] since 1994. The guitars he has built are also referred to as "plank" with an identifying number *A Plank is an exercise targeting the abdominal muscles: http://exercise.about.com/od/abs/ss/abexercises_10.htm ====See also==== * [[Planck (disambiguation)]] {{disambig}} [[de:Plank]] [[nl:Plank]] [[pl:Deska (materiaƂ budowlany)]]