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He lost his balance, an 'fell fr'm th' scaffoldin 'he was wurrukin' on; an 'th' last wurruds he said was, 'Did I get him or didn't I?'

Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen Finley Peter Dunne 1901

There were just vague traces remaining in the rim rock, but he was certain that these indentations were the upper anchor points for the ancient scaffoldin

The Seventh Scroll Smith, Wilbur 1995

"A scaffoldin ', thin, I persume ye main," continued Myles.

A Pirate of Parts Richard Neville

"Mab'be, measter, you moight try un, though," pleaded the poor fellow, scratching his head again; and then adding, as if a brilliant thought all at once occurred to him from the operation, "Oi be used to scaffoldin 'and can cloimb loike sailor cheaps."

Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea William Heysham Overend 1874

"I should say he was a fool, grannie, -- not only for losin 'of his money and his labor, but for weakenin' of his scaffoldin ', -- summat like the old throne-maker i' that chapter, I should say."

The Vicar's Daughter George MacDonald 1864

I always remember Maggie Smith gawking at some ice cream scaffoldin ­g the waiter brings a child at a restaurant­, in the movie "Tea with Mussolini" ­: "Look at the monstrosit­y they are feeding this child!"

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com MD Mark Hyman 2012

Then she got up and kissed my hands and went home, leavin 'me there alone feelin' like I'd fell off a scaffoldin 'and struck the sidewalk. "

The Under Dog Francis Hopkinson Smith 1876