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[ noun ] a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)The unfortunate queen mounted the scaffold ; the headsman swung his axe ; the head dropped off ; end of film . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)Extraordinary precautions were taken so that no stranger be allowed_in the city and no citizen within the enclosure surrounding the scaffold . Related terms |
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[ verb ] provide with a scaffold for support
Examples "scaffold the building before painting it" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers
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