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lean-to

[ leen-too ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural lean-tos.

a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
a roof of a single pitch with the higher end abutting a wall or larger building.
a structure with such a roof.

lean-to

Origin of lean-to¹

1425–75; late Middle English; noun use of verb phrase lean to

Just behind the barn he built me a lean-to shed, 253 about seventy-five feet long, open toward the east, and shingled rainproof.

The little hut of the lime-burner was beyond in a hollow, and behind that again was a lean-to, like a small shed or stable.

With the best haste he could make he hurried back to the lean-to.

The steps belonged to a sort of lean-to, or outdoor kitchen.

With plate and cup be reluctantly approached the little lean-to, and, kneeling, he put his head inside.

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