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Meaning of 'scaffold' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Scaffold [ 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.
- Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal; as, to die on the scaffold.
- An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyeres in a blast furnace.
2 . Scaffold [ v. t.]
- To furnish or uphold with a scaffold.

Meaning of 'scaffold' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . scaffold [ v]
Meaning (1):
- provide with a scaffold for support
Example in sentence:
  • scaffold the building before painting it

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