putlock

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A form of putlog — 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.

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Meanings

nounputlock (plural putlocks)

plural putlocks

  1. alternativearchitectureAlternative form of putlog.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

potluck
Cite this entry
APA

putlock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putlock

MLA

“putlock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putlock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “putlock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putlock.

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