- putlock
- put·lock
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putlock
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putlock — noun see putlog … Useful english dictionary
putlog — [poot′lôg΄] n. 〚altered (? infl. by LOG1) < earlier putlock < ? PUT + LOCK1〛 in masonry construction, any of the horizontal, wood or metal pieces which support the floor planks of a scaffold a … Universalium
putlog — /ˈpʌtlɒg/ (say putlog) noun one of the short horizontal timbers or pipes that support the floor of a scaffolding. Also, putlock. {alteration of putlock, probably from put (past participle) + lock1} …
putlog — noun Etymology: probably alteration of earlier putlock, perhaps from 3put + 2lock Date: 1645 one of the short timbers that support the flooring of a scaffold … New Collegiate Dictionary
putlog — [ pʌtlɒg] (also putlock lɒk) noun a short horizontal pole projecting from a wall, on which scaffold floorboards rest. Origin C17: of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
putlog — [poot′lôg΄] n. [altered (? infl. by LOG1) < earlier putlock < ? PUT + LOCK1] in masonry construction, any of the horizontal, wood or metal pieces which support the floor planks of a scaffold and which are themselves supported at one end in… … English World dictionary
putlog — n. (also putlock) a short horizontal timber projecting from a wall, on which scaffold floorboards rest. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. uncert … Useful english dictionary
put|log — «PUT lg, log; PUHT », noun. one of the short horizontal members that support the flooring of a scaffold. ╂[earlier putlock, perhaps < put1] … Useful english dictionary
