scaffold

scaf·fold

noun \ˈska-fəld also -ˌfōld\

Definition of SCAFFOLD

1

a : a temporary or movable platform for workers (as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground b : a platform on which a criminal is executed (as by hanging or beheading) c : a platform at a height above ground or floor level

2

: a supporting framework

Examples of SCAFFOLD

1. The condemned man was led to the scaffold.

Origin of SCAFFOLD

Middle English, from Anglo-French scaffald, alteration of Old French eschaafauz, escafaut, alteration of chaafaut, from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum — more at catafalque

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot

Rhymes with SCAFFOLD

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