SCAFFOLD


Meaning of SCAFFOLD in English

(~s)

1.

A ~ was a raised platform on which criminals were hanged or had their heads cut off.

Moore ascended the ~ and addressed the executioner.

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2.

A ~ is a temporary raised platform on which workers stand to paint, repair, or build high parts of a building.

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