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tumble-down

[ tuhm-buh l-doun ]

/ ˈtʌm bəlˌdaʊn /

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adjective

dilapidated; ruined; rundown: He lived in a tumble-down shack.

Origin of tumble-down

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby tumble-down

tumble, tumble cart, tumble dryer, tumble home, tumble to, tumble-down, tumble-dry, tumblebug, tumbledown, tumblehome, tumbler

Example sentences from the Web for tumble-down

I lay down on the ground, in high grass, under apple trees which were near a tumble-down stone wall.

Steel |Charles Rumford Walker
That day we had lunch in a tumble-down hut, where we found tea, a fireplace and enamelled tin mugs.

By Forest Ways in New Zealand |F. A. Roberts
His place was on the outskirts of the town, and was a collection of tumble-down shanties made of straw, matting, and boards.

Egyptian Birds |Charles Whymper
One tumble-down row, rather off the road, is a mass of honeysuckle, and roses and ivy.

The Thames |G. E. Mitton

On the march hither we passed a little, contemptible, tumble-down, seven-by-nine frame school-house.

The Citizen-Soldier |John Beatty