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lean-to (iou)



lean-to noun & adjective. ['li:ntu:] LME.
[from LEAN verb + TO adverb.]
A. noun. Pl. -tos.
A building whose roof leans against another building or against a wall; a penthouse. LME.
R. Macaulay A small..man crept out of a lean-to which was propped against a ruined wall.
transf. A temporary shelter, supported or free-standing, of brushwood, canvas, etc.; a rudimentary tent or hut. Chiefly Canad. L19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Pertaining to or of the nature of a lean-to. Also, placed so as to lean against something. M17.
lean-to building, lean-to porch, lean-to room, lean-to shed, etc.