'Planking' definitions:

Definition of 'planking'

From: WordNet
noun
Planks collectively; a quantity of planks
noun
(nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship)
noun
The work of covering an area with planks

Definition of 'Planking'

From: GCIDE
  • Planking \Plank"ing\, n.
  • 1. The act of laying planks; also, planks, collectively; a series of planks in place, as the wooden covering of the frame of a vessel. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The act of splicing slivers. See Plank, v. t., 4. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Planking'

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]