SCAF'FOLD, n. The last syllable is the L. fala.
1. Among builders, an assemblage or structure of timbers, boards or planks, erected by the wall of a building to support the workmen.
2. A temporary gallery or stage raised either for shows or spectators.
3. A stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal.
SCAF'FOLD, To furnish with a scaffold to sustain to uphold.
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