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From gang (“way, path, course of travel”) + plank (“board”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside. Full definition →
Today it means: A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside. Full definition →
From gang (“way, path, course of travel”) + plank (“board”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.