to cover (a floor, area, etc) with planks or boards
noun
2.
a wooden plank or board
planch in American English
(plæntʃ, plɑːntʃ)
noun
1.
a flat piece of metal, stone, or baked clay, used as a tray in an enameling oven
2. Brit dialect
a.
a floor
b.
a plank
Also: planche
Word origin
[1300–50; ME plaunche ‹ MF planche ‹ L plancaplank]This word is first recorded in the period 1300–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: action, address, conversion, scoop, stuff