1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny I. 488 Make thy pressing plank..of the black Sapine or Horn-beam tree.
1713 Scots Courant in W. R. Scott (1905) Introd. p. lxxxiv Tools for the manufacture of broadcloth, such as..‘two hot presses, one cold press, pressing planks, pressing papers’.
1826 20 Oct. 4/4 (advt.) Mahogany top counter 30 feet long by 3 feet wide, velveteen boards and pressing planks.