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planch

American  
[planch, plahnch] / plæntʃ, plɑntʃ /
Or planche

noun

  1. a flat piece of metal, stone, or baked clay, used as a tray in an enameling oven.

  2. British Dialect.

    1. a floor.

    2. a plank.

Etymology

Origin of planch

1300–50; Middle English plaunche < Middle French planche < Latin planca plank

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