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to-fall
(gcide) | Lean-to \Lean"-to`\, n.
1. (Arch.) A shed or slight building placed against the wall
of a larger structure and having a single-pitched roof; --
called also penthouse, and to-fall.
[1913 Webster]
The outer circuit was covered as a lean-to, all
round this inner apartment. --De Foe.
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2. A crude, usually temporary shelter comprising a lean-to
roof braced against any convenient support, as a wall, a
tree or a pole. The roof may extend all the way to the
ground.
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To-fall
(gcide) | To-fall \To-fall"\, n. (Arch.)
A lean-to. See Lean-to.
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to-fall
(gcide) | Lean-to \Lean"-to`\, n.
1. (Arch.) A shed or slight building placed against the wall
of a larger structure and having a single-pitched roof; --
called also penthouse, and to-fall.
[1913 Webster]
The outer circuit was covered as a lean-to, all
round this inner apartment. --De Foe.
[1913 Webster]
2. A crude, usually temporary shelter comprising a lean-to
roof braced against any convenient support, as a wall, a
tree or a pole. The roof may extend all the way to the
ground.
[PJC]To-fall \To-fall"\, n. (Arch.)
A lean-to. See Lean-to.
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