lean-to roof

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The interior of the building, consisting of one room and an attic covered by a lean-to roof, had undergone no change beyond the removal of Dame Trippew's pathetic stock at the time of her bankruptcy.

From The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey

The south aisle, which was probably rebuilt a little before 1300, is broader and has a separate lean-to roof.

From The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church by Thompson, A. Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)

That at Liberton, a type common in Scotland but rare in England, is oblong, with lean-to roof and two compartments—probably to avoid disturbing the whole flock when 'squabs' were taken from the nests.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

The large, well-built stone house of Daniel Sherman was still standing, made after the usual pattern, two stories high with a lean-to roof in the rear, and with low ceilings.

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John

The chicken-house, a shack with a lean-to roof against the barn, was near and he stood by her as she looked in at the open door.

From The Cottage of Delight A Novel by Harben, Will N. (William Nathaniel)