putlog

One of the short pieces of lumber supporting the floor of a scaffold.

In carpentry, one of a number of short pieces of timber used in building to carry the floor of a scaffold.

One of the short pieces of timber on which the planks forming the floor of a scaffold are laid, — one end resting on the ledger of the scaffold, and the other in a hole left in the wall temporarily for the purpose.

One of the short pieces of timber on which the planks forming the floor of a scaffold are laid, one end resting on the ledger of the scaffold, and the other in a hole left in the wall temporarily for the purpose.