Tofall

Alternative forms

• to-fall, two-fall, toofall, tuefall, teefall, toofal

Origin

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

Full definition of tofall

Noun

1. Decline; settling; end; close.at to-fall of the day — A. E. Houseman, More Poems, XLIV
2. (archaic, architechture) 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.