MEANING
In poor structural condition and appearing liable to fall apart.
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- tumbledown cottage
- tumbledown shed
- tumbledown wall
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A tumbledown cottage stood beside the track.
The tumbledown shed leaned toward the hedge.
They kept clear of the tumbledown wall.
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- tumbledown
Usage notes
Primary category: setting. Forms: More tumbledown; most tumbledown where gradable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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