PLANKS

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.

"Germanization was a central plank of German conservative thinking in the 19th and 20th centuries."

Physical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time.

To cover something with planking.

"to plank a floor or a ship"

To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.

To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.

"to plank money in a wager"