tumble-down

[ tuhm-buhl-doun ]

/ ˈtʌm bəlˌdaʊn /

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adjective

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

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Origin of tumble-down

First recorded in 1810–20

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How to use tumble-down in a sentence

But Tumbledown is worth sticking with, though, and it blossoms in surprising ways.
A Bar of Paranoid Schizos: Robert Boswell’s ‘Tumbledown’|Drew Toal|August 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
All clear, Tom called, and there was a sudden rush of wet figures for the poor sanctuary of the tumbledown shack.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O|Clair Blank
The threatening walls of this tumbledown abode seemed to have been decorated with hieroglyphics.
At the Sign of the Cat and Racket|Honore de Balzac
In one corner a tumbledown bookstand, in the other the fantastic silhouette of a hideous violoncello case.
The Duel|A. I. Kuprin

Rail fences, for the most part in a tumbledown condition, paralleled the dirt road here and there.
The Heritage of the Hills|Arthur P. Hankins
Bonner was standing near the tumbledown fireplace, placidly lighting a cigarette.
The Daughter of Anderson Crow|George Barr McCutcheon

British Dictionary definitions for tumble-down

tumbledown

/ (ˈtʌmbəlˌdaʊn) /

adjective

falling to pieces; dilapidated; crumbling

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