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scaffold

Pronunciation: /ˈskafəʊld, -f(ə)ld/

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Definition of scaffold

noun

1a raised wooden platform used formerly for the public execution of criminals.

2a structure made using scaffolding: [as modifier]:scaffold boards

verb

[with object]

attach scaffolding to (a building): (as adjective scaffolded)the soot-black scaffolded structure

Derivatives

scaffolder: they’re having some restoration done and the scaffolders were there from early morning

Origin:

Middle English (denoting a temporary platform from which to repair or erect a building): from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French (e)schaffaut, from the base of catafalque

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