putlock
putlock is the alternative form of putlog.
Meaning of putlog
Noun
putlog (plural putlogs)
- One of the pieces of timber, or metal, on which the planks forming the platform of scaffolding are supported, one end resting on the ledger of the scaffold, and the other in a hole made in the wall (a putlog hole) for that purpose.
- A common type of scaffold for smaller jobs is a single pole or putlog scaffold which consists of a platform resting on horizontal putlogs (called transoms in independent scaffolds) fixed at 90° to the face of the building (figure 15).1995, International Labour Office, Safety, Health and Welfare on Construction Sites: A Training Manual, page 21
Forms of putlock
| plural | putlocks |
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Questions about putlock
- What is putlock the alternative form of?
- Putlock is the alternative form of putlog.
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