lean-ton.adj.

Brit.

/ˈliːntuː/, U.S.

/ˈlinˌtu/

Forms: Also Middle English lenetoo, 1600s–1700s leantoo, leantoe, lentoo, 1700s lento. 1800s U.S. dialect leanter, linter.

Etymology: < lean v.¹ + to adv.

A. n.

‘A building whose rafters pitch against or lean on to another building or against a wall’ (Gwilt); a penthouse.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > hut or hovel > [noun] > leaning against wall of other building

penthousea1400

to-fallc1425

lean-to1461

appentice1600

linter1736

skilling1799

skillion1843

1461 in Archæol. XXIII. 107 Emend' unius Lenetoo juxta parlur' annex'. Magn' Aule.

1618 R. Harris Samuels Funerall To Rdr. sig. A4 Me thought it handsomer to lay al my stuffe vpon the foundation, then to set vp a leane-to.

1638 Indenture in T. Lechford Note-bk. (1885) 54 And also the old house and lean-toos, yard and garden thereto belonging.

1639 in T. Lechford Note-bk. (1885) 217 Provided that the said Brackenbury shall have..liberty to make a leanto unto the end of the parlor.

1704 S. Knight Jrnl. (1865) 24 Shee conducted me to a parlour in a little back Lento.

1783 Philos. Trans. 1782 (Royal Soc.) 72 358 A wall is continued eastward..having a stable built against it as a lean-to.

1854 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 10 Aug. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. ii. 106 On one side of the church-tower, there was a little pent-house, or lean-to,—merely a stone-roof about three or four feet high, and supported by a single pillar.

1861 H. B. Stowe Pearl of Orr's Island 10 A brown house of the kind that the natives call ‘lean-to’ or ‘linter’.

1884 Law Times Rep. 51 238/2 An old lean-to facing Gower-street had been raised and a room erected above it.

in extended use.1871 L. Stephen Playground of Europe (1894) iv. 101 A ledge of snow..formed a kind of lean-to against the..precipitous rock.

B. adj.

Belonging to or of the nature of a building such as that described in sense A. Also: placed so as to lean against something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > [adjective] > supported > leaning on something

lean-to1649

1649 in J. Merrill Hist. Amesbury (1880) 42 A payer of hinges of one of y^e doores & y^e railes y^t lie by y^e leantoo side.

1666 in D. G. Hill Dedham (Mass.) Rec. (1894) IV. 122 The said bridge or foot plankes and leaneto rayles.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. ii. 19 The buildings appropriated for the prisoners were built with lean-to roofs on one side.

1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss I. i. iv. 50 A lean-to pig-sty.

1882 R. L. Stevenson New Arabian Nights II. 89 They had set fire to the lean-to out-house.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lean-to
释义	lean-ton.adj. Brit. /ˈliːntuː/, U.S. /ˈlinˌtu/ Forms: Also Middle English lenetoo, 1600s–1700s leantoo, leantoe, lentoo, 1700s lento. 1800s U.S. dialect leanter, linter. Etymology: < lean v.¹ + to adv. A. n. ‘A building whose rafters pitch against or lean on to another building or against a wall’ (Gwilt); a penthouse. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > hut or hovel > [noun] > leaning against wall of other building penthousea1400 to-fallc1425 lean-to1461 appentice1600 linter1736 skilling1799 skillion1843 1461 in Archæol. XXIII. 107 Emend' unius Lenetoo juxta parlur' annex'. Magn' Aule. 1618 R. Harris Samuels Funerall To Rdr. sig. A4 Me thought it handsomer to lay al my stuffe vpon the foundation, then to set vp a leane-to. 1638 Indenture in T. Lechford Note-bk. (1885) 54 And also the old house and lean-toos, yard and garden thereto belonging. 1639 in T. Lechford Note-bk. (1885) 217 Provided that the said Brackenbury shall have..liberty to make a leanto unto the end of the parlor. 1704 S. Knight Jrnl. (1865) 24 Shee conducted me to a parlour in a little back Lento. 1783 Philos. Trans. 1782 (Royal Soc.) 72 358 A wall is continued eastward..having a stable built against it as a lean-to. 1854 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 10 Aug. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. ii. 106 On one side of the church-tower, there was a little pent-house, or lean-to,—merely a stone-roof about three or four feet high, and supported by a single pillar. 1861 H. B. Stowe Pearl of Orr's Island 10 A brown house of the kind that the natives call ‘lean-to’ or ‘linter’. 1884 Law Times Rep. 51 238/2 An old lean-to facing Gower-street had been raised and a room erected above it. in extended use.1871 L. Stephen Playground of Europe (1894) iv. 101 A ledge of snow..formed a kind of lean-to against the..precipitous rock. B. adj. Belonging to or of the nature of a building such as that described in sense A. Also: placed so as to lean against something. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [adjective] > supported > leaning on something lean-to1649 1649 in J. Merrill Hist. Amesbury (1880) 42 A payer of hinges of one of y^e doores & y^e railes y^t lie by y^e leantoo side. 1666 in D. G. Hill Dedham (Mass.) Rec. (1894) IV. 122 The said bridge or foot plankes and leaneto rayles. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. ii. 19 The buildings appropriated for the prisoners were built with lean-to roofs on one side. 1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss I. i. iv. 50 A lean-to pig-sty. 1882 R. L. Stevenson New Arabian Nights II. 89 They had set fire to the lean-to out-house. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1461
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