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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]


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