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Definition of Tumbledown
1. a. Ready to fall; dilapidated; ruinous; as, a tumble-down house.
Definition of Tumbledown
1. Adjective. in disrepair; poorly maintained ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tumbledown
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tumbledown
Literary usage of Tumbledown
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy": From London to Paris, and by Havre by John MacGregor (1880)
"... flies—First running—Newhaven—On the gridiron—Mr. Smith—tumbledown walls—Derelict.
" WHERE is the yawl now ? " was the question we had asked in the fog, ..."
2. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl Rob Roy, from London to Paris and Back by Havre by John MacGregor (1868)
"... flies—First running—Newhaven—On the gridiron—Mr. Smith—tumbledown walls—Derelict.
" WHEEE is the yawl now ?" was the question we had asked in the fog, ..."
3. All Around the Wrekin by Walter White (1860)
"Birmingham—More Local Aspects—A Fashion for Chocolate—Double Houses—Right and
Wrong in Back-Yards—tumbledown Workshops •—The Brooch-makers—A Polisher in ..."
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