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Scaffold

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(1):

(n.) 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):

(n.) Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal; as, to die on the scaffold.

(3):

(n.) An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyeres in a blast furnace.

(4):

(v. t.) To furnish or uphold with a scaffold.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Scaffold'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/scaffold.html. 1828.
 
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