The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Scaffolding \Scaf"fold*ing\, n. 1. A scaffold; a supporting framework; as, the scaffolding of the body. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Materials for building scaffolds. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
scaffolding n 1: a system of scaffolds [syn: scaffolding, staging]