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A historically common type of scaffolding, putlog holes date from ancient Roman buildings. The term putlock and the newer term putlog date from the 17th century [ 3 ] and are still used today. [ 4 ] Putlogs may be supported on the outer ends by vertical poles (standards), cantilevered by one end being firmly embedded in the wall, or ...
A gallows (or less precisely scaffold) is a frame or elevated beam, typically wooden, from which objects can be suspended or "weighed". Gallows were thus widely used to suspend public weighing scales for large and heavy objects such as sacks of grain or minerals, usually positioned in markets or toll gates.
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In today's puzzle, there are seven theme words to find (including the spangram). Hint: The first one can be found in the bottom half of the board. Here are the first two letters for each word: SH ...
The écorcheurs (French: [ekɔʁʃœʁ], lit. "flayers") were armed bands who desolated France in the reign of Charles VII, stripping their victims of everything, often to their very clothes.
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This type of scaffold is generally used where extensive versatility is required. In many countries, it is common in construction . Horizontal tubes and walking decks can be placed at any height along the vertical tube (as permitted by engineering constraints), and vertical tubes, or legs, can be spaced at any distance apart, up to the maximum ...