King James Bible Dictionary

SCAF'FOLD, noun [The last syllable is the Latin 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, verb transitive To furnish with a scaffold; to sustain; to uphold.

SCAF'FOLDAGE, noun A gallery; a hollow floor.

SCAF'FOLDING, noun

1. A frame or structure for support in an elevated place.

2. That which sustains; a frame; as the scaffolding of the body.

3. Temporary structure for support.

4. Materials for scaffolds.