'Planked shad' definitions:

Definition of 'Planked shad'

From: GCIDE
  • Plank \Plank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Planked; p. pr. & vb. n. Planking.]
  • 1. To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a ship. "Planked with pine." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash; as, to plank money in a wager. [Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To harden, as hat bodies, by felting. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Wooden Manuf.) To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing. [1913 Webster]
  • Planked shad, shad split open, fastened to a plank, and roasted before a wood fire. [1913 Webster]