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lean-to

noun as in shelter

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Just behind the barn he built me a lean-to shed, 253 about seventy-five feet long, open toward the east, and shingled rainproof.

The little hut of the lime-burner was beyond in a hollow, and behind that again was a lean-to, like a small shed or stable.

With the best haste he could make he hurried back to the lean-to.

The steps belonged to a sort of lean-to, or outdoor kitchen.

With plate and cup be reluctantly approached the little lean-to, and, kneeling, he put his head inside.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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