'To-fall' definitions:

Definition of 'To-fall'

From: GCIDE
  • To-fall \To-fall"\, n. (Arch.) A lean-to. See Lean-to. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'to-fall'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]