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To-fal(l, Tufal(l, To-fa(w, n. Also: toofal(l, tooffall, tolfall, towfall, thewfall, tuphal(l, toofa, tulfa, tofa(u)ld, toofald. [Late north. ME tawfall (1435), tofall, tufall (both Alph. Tales). Also in the later dial. (SND s.v. Tae adv. 2 (6)).] An additional building using for one wall the wall of an already existing building, a city-wall or the like; a lean-to building; an annexe. Also comb. and attrib.(a) c1420 Wynt. ix 568.
Off the Corskyrk … The north ile, and the qwere, The tofallis twa war made … In thak and alkyn werk off tre a1447 Bower Chron. II 398.
Quæ lacunar sive testudo, vulgariter autem To-fall … nuncupatur a1500 Seven S. 2322.
He wald preif To big … Ane stark towre with ane stane wall Till his castall in ane to-fall 1500–1 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. II 340.
That William Glessinwricht sal end the northt windew of the triangile that he has begunny and the est window of the southt tofall complete 1508 Aberd. B. Rec. I 78.
Leid to theik thar body of the kirk and tofallis 1584 Edinb. B. Rec. IV 329.
To caus big ane littill kitcheing, in maner of tofall, at the north end of the dwelling howse 1585 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb) 29 (July or Aug.).
Ane tofall to be biggit at evry port for the wachemen 1585 Edinb. B. Rec. IV 416.
To big swa mony tofallis as he sall fynd necessar in the Kirk of the Seynis for thame that sall be clengeit 1606 Birnie Kirk-b. x.
For some there was that … made vp little caues or voltes, for buriall vse. Such as we finde … about our oldest kirkes … because they were but adjacent and incontiguous, being but seuerally set as to-falles to the continent kirks, they got … the name of iles 1612 Edinb. B. Rec. VI 92.
With ane to fall to be theikit with leid in platforme wayes 1616 Old Dundee I 259.
To furnish sufficient sklaits to the uphalding of the ruiffs … except the south tofall or galray of the East Kirk 1654 Edinb. B. Rec. VIII 354.
Beside the place quher the flecks stands that tofalls be maid to that wall for slaughter of sheip 1692 J. Stirton Glamis, a Parish Hist. (1913) 81.
Tofals(b) 1529–30 Edinb. Guild Ct. 13 March.
The tufal at the bak of the said Williamis land 1535–6 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 167.
With ane tufall to the baikhous 1551 Dundee B. Ct. II 116b (20 Nov.).
Thre tufallis alias chops set … to the said James 1561–2 Edinb. Old Acc. II 161.
The large tufall above the Wobsteris 1572 Haddington B. Ct. in Grey Friars II 94.
To byg and beild ane tufall to thair gawill wall of thair closett hous 1628 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 215.
Tuphallis(c) 1615 S. Leith Rec. 13/2.
To by four trees for toofalls to the kirk 1618 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 121.
32 hewin stanes to be corbellis and skew peittis to the heich toofall 1644 Glasgow Chart. II 623.
Toofals 1645 Edinb. Test. LXI 129.
Ane tooffall of daillis standing in the ȝaird 1659 Craven Ch. in Orkney II 196.
Nether toofall, two fixed beds [etc.] … Over toofall, ane fixed bed(d) 1549 Prot. Bk. James Foulis 7.
The fore chamber, west booth, stable and thewfall, being pertinents of the said Henry's tenement(e) 1518 (c1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I 178.
Na tulfais be biggitt to the said wallis 1525 Wigtown B. Ct. 207b.
The consell … hais set to Alexander Ahannaye the tofaw of the tobuyth 1611 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 333.
To theik … Sir Peiters Youngis to fa 1611 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 334.
Toofa(f) 1652 Edinb. B. Rec. VIII 284.
To build a litle chope as a toofald to the great church 1671 Kirkcudbr. Test. 17 June (see attrib. below).
Tofauldscomb. 1567 Glasgow Prot. V 101.
[A lower chamber … commonly a] tofall chalmer 1585 Perth B. Ct. 20 July.
To … big vp ane tufall brewhous 1610 Edinb. B. Rec. VI 60.
To caus big ane tofall house … alangs the sowth dyke of the counsallhous yaird 1630 Kirkcaldy Presb. 7.
For slaitts … to the too fall chalmer 1631 Brechin Test. V 31b.
Aucht towfall housisattrib. 1574–5 Haddington Treas. Acc. 8.
The west tolfall wyndoke 1671 Kirkcudbr. Test. 17 June.
Her houss and the tofald walles possest be Edward Callan and doun tofaulds adjacent to Allexander McCleins hous 1682 Elgin Rec. II 312.
The toofall roffe