tofall
See also: to-fall
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle English tofal, equivalent to to- + fall. Compare Dutch toeval, German Zufall, Danish tilfælde, Swedish tillfälle, Icelandic tilfelli. More at to, fall.
Noun edit
tofall (plural tofalls)
- (archaic, poetic) Decline; settling; end; close.
- 1936, A. E. Housman, chapter XLIV, in More Poems:
- at to-fall of the day
- (archaic, architecture) A shed or building annexed to the wall of a larger one, having its roof formed in a single slope with the top resting against the wall; lean-to.
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Middle English edit
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Noun edit
tofall (plural tofalles)
- (architecture) A small structure, e.g. a shed, that is annexed to the wall of a larger one, having its roof formed in a single slope with the top resting against the wall.
- (metaphorical) An insignificant or unessential trait.
References edit
- “tofal(le, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 April 2018.