Plank vs Slab - What's the difference?
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A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue.
Physical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time.
(British, slang) A stupid person, idiot.
That which supports or upholds.
* Southey
To cover something with planking.
* Dryden
To bake (fish) on a piece of cedar lumber.
* 1998 , Richard Gerstell, American Shad in the Susquehanna River Basin (page 147)
(colloquial) To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.
To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.
To pose for a photograph while lying rigid, face down, arms at side, in an unusual place.
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(archaic) Mud, sludge.
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A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.
* 1859 , John Lang, Botany Bay, or, True Tales of Early Australia ,
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* 2010 , Ryan Humphreys, The Flirtations of Dan Harris ,
A paving stone; a flagstone.
(Australia) A carton containing twenty-four cans of beer.
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* 2008 , Diem Vo, Family Life , Alice Pung (editor),
* 2010 , Holly Smith, Perth, Western Australia & the Outback , Hunter Publishing,
* 2009 , Ross Fitzgerald, Trevor Jordan, Under the Influence: A History of Alcohol in Australia , 2011,
An outside piece taken from a log or timber when sawing it into boards, planks, etc.
A bird, the wryneck.
(nautical) The slack part of a sail.
(slang) A large, luxury pre-1980 General Motors vehicle, particularly a Buick, Oldsmobile or Cadillac.
(surfing) A very large wave.
* 2009 , Bruce Boal, The Surfing Yearbook , SurfersVillage,
* 2011 , Douglas Booth, Surfing: The Ultimate Guide ,
(computing) A sequence of 12 adjacent bits, serving as a byte in some computers.
To make something into a slab.
thick; viscous
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(Southern US, slang) A car that has been modified with equipment such as loudspeakers, lights, special paint, hydraulics, and any other accessories that add to the style of the vehicle.
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In transitive terms the difference between plank and slab
is that plank is to harden, as hat bodies, by felting while slab is to make something into a slab.As an adjective slab is
thick; viscous.plank
English
Noun
(en noun)- His charity is a better plank than the faith of an intolerant and bitter-minded bigot.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* plank spankerVerb
(en verb)- to plank a floor or a ship
- Planked with pine.
- Along the lower river, planked shad dinners (baked and broiled) were highly popular during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
- to plank money in a wager
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- The woman, known as Claudia, fell from a 2m wall after earlier demonstrating the wrong way to plank' on a small stool while holding a bottle of wine. A friend said some guests had not heard of ' planking and Claudia was demonstrating how ridiculous it was.
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- Perth man Simon Carville became an internet sensation after he was photographed planking naked in the arms of famous Perth statue the Eliza.
slab
English
(wikipedia slab)Etymology 1
From (etyl) sclabbe, slabbe, of origin.Noun
(en noun)Sylva, Or A Discourse of Forest Trees, Volume 1,
- Some do also plant oziers in their eights, like quick-sets, thick, and (near the water) keep them not more than half a foot above ground; but then they must be diligently cleansed from moss, slab , and ouze, and frequently prun'd (especially the smaller spires) to form single shoots;.
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- There were no windows in the inn. They were not required, since the interstices between the slabs suffered the wind, the rain, and the light of day to penetrate simultaneously.
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- Then there was the Mexican who sold big slabs of chewing taffy for five cents each.
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- “The pier? You mean those few sodden logs tied together and that dingy slab of rough concrete.”
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- The Australians murder a few slabs of beer and the New Zealanders murder a few vowels.
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- However, unlike in Ramsay Street, there were never any cups of tea or bickies served. Instead, each family unit came armed with a slab of beer.
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- Common 375-ml cans are called tinnies, and can be bought in 24-can slabs for discounted prices.
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- One essential part of the strategy for selling regionally identified beers beyond their borders was the selling of slabs — a package of four six-packs of stubbies or cans — for discounted prices interstate.
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- After being towed into a massive slab , Dorian dropped down the face and caught a rail, putting him in a near-impossible situation.
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- In August 2000 he successfully rode a slab of unfathomable power at Teahupo?o.
Derived terms
* slab hut * slab on gradeVerb
(slabb)Etymology 2
Compare Gaelic & Irish (slaib), mud, mire left on a river strand, and English .Adjective
(en adjective)- Make the gruel thick and slab .
Etymology 3
Acronym of Slow]], Loud And [[banging, Bangin'.Noun
(en noun)- Slim thug - wood grain wheel - You ain't riding slab if them ain't swangas on ya ride.
- Pull me over, try to check my slab
- I'mma swang, I'mma swing my slab lean to the left
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- All three of them recognized who the Lexus'(sic) belonged to so he parked his slab and they cocked their guns.