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windfall

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windfall
1. something blown down by the wind, esp a piece of fruit
2. Chiefly US and Canadian a plot of land covered with trees blown down by the wind


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who have found in that which I deemed a happy windfall the source of my destruction.
The water treatment was new, now, and Tom's low condition was a windfall to her.
Were the windfall apples being picked up for sauce; were the potatoes thick in the hills; was the corn tosselin' out; were they cuttin' the upper field; were they keepin' fly-paper laid out everywheres; were there any ants in the dairy; was the kindlin' wood holdin' out; had the bank sent the cowpons?
 
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