Word of the Day: Lean-to

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Today’s word of the day is 'lean-to'. A lean-to is a countable noun. A lean-to is a building, such as a garage or shed, with its roof leaning against the wall of another building.

Lean-to first appeared in English in the mid-15th century.

Some example sentences are:

‘In the back garden, there was a small lean-to where my dad stored his gardening tools.’

‘When I was a child, we kept chickens in a lean-to at the back of the house.’

‘The gardeners built a lean-to greenhouse to extend the growing season for their plants.’

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