plank down
verb
1
: to set down forcibly or with emphasis
was herded into a corner and planked down among five other sufferers—
Thomas Wood †1950
delighted to slam us all in jail and plank down martial law—
Laura Krey
2
: to pay or put down (money) on the spot
pulled out a silver dollar and planked it down for a year's subscription—
A. W. Long
planked down a fistful of money—
Irish Digest
: to declare oneself forcibly or unmistakably
planked squarely down on the side of the government—
Mollie Panter-Downes
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