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scaffold
[ skaf-uhld, -ohld ]
/ ËskĂŠf Éld, -oÊld /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to furnish with a scaffold or scaffolding.
to support by or place on a scaffold.
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Origin of scaffold
OTHER WORDS FROM scaffold
un·scaf·fold·ed, adjectiveWords nearby scaffold
scabrous, scad, scads, Scaevola, Scafell Pike, scaffold, scaffolding, scaffold nail, scag, scagliola, Scala
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British Dictionary definitions for scaffold
scaffold
/ (ËskĂŠfÉld, -fÉÊld) /
noun
a temporary metal or wooden framework that is used to support workmen and materials during the erection, repair, etc, of a building or other construction
a raised wooden platform on which plays are performed, tobacco, etc, is dried, or (esp formerly) criminals are executed
verb (tr)
to provide with a scaffold
to support by means of a scaffold
Derived forms of scaffold
scaffolder, nounWord Origin for scaffold
C14: from Old French eschaffaut, from Vulgar Latin catafalicum (unattested); see catafalque
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