among builders, an assemblage of planks and boards, sustained by trellis and pieces of wood fixed in the wall; whereon masons, bricklayers, &c. stand to work, in building high walls, and plasters in plastering ceilings, &c.

also denotes a timber-work raised in the manner of an amphitheatre, for the more commodious viewing any show or ceremony: it is also used for a stage raised in some public place for the execution of criminals.