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  • noun Decline; settling; end; close.
  • noun 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.

Etymologies

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

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  • Also to-fall ... at to-fall of the day — A. E. Houseman, More Poems, XLIV

    November 17, 2011