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Planking vs Carling - What's the difference?

planking | carling |

As nouns the difference between planking and carling

is that planking is a series of planks; a group of planks while carling is a piece of squared timber fitted fore-and-aft between the deck beams of a wooden ship to provide support for the deck planking.

As a verb planking

is present participle of lang=en.

planking

English

(wikipedia planking)

Noun

  • A series of planks; a group of planks.
  • The practice of lying face down with arms to the sides, in unusual public spaces, and taking photographs to record the act.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • carling

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) karling, feminine of .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A piece of squared timber fitted fore-and-aft between the deck beams of a wooden ship to provide support for the deck planking.
  • (old woman)

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • , used in Carling Sunday or Care Sunday.