tofall

noun — 2 senses

tofall

noun

Etymology From Middle English tofal, equivalent to to- + fall. Compare Dutch toeval, German Zufall, Danish tilfælde, Swedish tillfälle, Icelandic tilfelli. More at to, fall.

Archaic, Poetic Decline; settling; end; close.

at to-fall of the day1936, A. E. Housman, chapter XLIV, in More Poems:

Architecture Archaic 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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