schavot
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch schavot, from Old French eschafaud. Cognate with English scaffold.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editschavot n (plural schavotten, diminutive schavotje n)
- a scaffold where public executions or less commonly corporal punishment or other humiliating punishments took place
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editFurther reading
edit- schavot on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl