2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: To-fall \To-fall"\, n. (Arch.) A lean-to. See {Lean-to}. [1913 Webster]
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