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planked, ppl. a.|plæŋkt| [f. plank v. + -ed1.] 1. Furnished, laid, floored, or covered with planks.
1608Sylvester Du Bartas ii. iv. iv. Decay 958 A flying Bridge..and planked Battlements On every story, for his Men's defence. 1651T. de Grey Compl. Horseman 21 A planked flore is warmer than a paved or pitched. 1793R. Mylne Rep. Thames 27 Both the side Streams should be shut up, with low planked Weirs. 1873J. H. Beadle Undevel. West xxxvi. 769 As one result of their smooth planked streets, much attention is given to fine turn-outs. 1956R. W. Andrews Glory Days of Logging 23 (caption) Planked road of A. & M. Logging Co. Ltd...shown running from timber to log dumps. 1979S. Smith Survivor vi. 75 The planked roof of the barn. 2. Of fish, meat: Cooked by being split, fastened on a board, and held to the fire. Also, served on a piece of plank. U.S.
1855Sun (Baltimore) 30 Apr. 4/1 Did you ever eat a ‘plank'd shad’? 1877Howells Out of Question (1882) 134 One's ideas of planked Spanish mackerel. 1885Science V. 426 The principal dish was ‘planked’ shad. By this process four fish are fastened to a board, and held towards a hot fire. Whilst cooking, the fish are constantly basted with a preparation made of butter, salt, and other ingredients. 1906N.Y. Globe 27 Apr. 7 The planked chicken was served on the plank. 1910Chambers's Jrnl. July 430/2 In the restaurants the British visitor will invariably be confronted with the possibilities contained in..‘planked steak’,..and so on. 1947Wodehouse Full Moon iv. 83 An order of planked steak. 1969R. & D. De Sola Dict. Cooking 177/1 Planked steak, restaurant term for a steak broiled and served on a well-seasoned plank and garnished with a border of mashed potatoes, mushroom caps, tomato slices, and sometimes julienned carrots. 1978Lancashire Life Nov. 170/1 The dish in question, one of the popular specialities of the house, was described as planked steak: a reasonably substantial T-bone, prepared on that slab of oak, and accompanied by broccoli, mushrooms, tomatoes, fried onion rings and the most delicious Duchesse potatoes imaginable. |