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Definition of Scaffold
Scaf´fold | n. | 1. | A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc. | | 2. | Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal; as, to die on the scaffold. | | 3. | (Metal.) An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyères in a blast furnace. | | v. t. | 1. | To furnish or uphold with a scaffold. |
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