See Also: scaffold(medicine)
scaffold(1)(dictionary)
scaffold(2)(dictionary)
scaffold(encyclopedia)
scaffold(dictionary)
Scaffold-associated regions(medicine)
scaffold proteins(medicine)
nuclear scaffold serine protease(medicine)

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[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old North French; Origin: escafaut, from Vulgar Latin catafalicum; CATAFALQUE]
a structure built next to a wall, for workers to stand on while they build, repair, or paint a building
a raised structure which was used in the past as a place to kill criminals by hanging them or cutting off their heads
AmE a structure that can be moved up and down to help people work on high buildings
British Equivalent: cradle