gallows frame
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gallows frame
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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On this rests one end of the temporary floors, the gallows frame supports the roof, and the rafters are secured to it, so that they become ties.
From Woodward's Country Homes by George E. (George Evertson) Woodward
Encircling and overlapping the 12-in. chute was a second slightly larger chute suspended by means of two ropes from the gallows frame.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette
For building walls of some height a gallows frame arrangement or the common braced staging used by masons and carpenters is used.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette
Each wheelbarrow of concrete was raised by a rope passing over a pulley at the top of a gallows frame, one horse and a driver serving for this raising.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette
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