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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Windfall \Wind"fall`\, n.
1. Anything blown down or off by the wind, as fruit from a
tree, or the tree itself or a portion of a forest
prostrated by a violent wind, etc ``They became a
windfall upon the sudden.'' --Bacon.
2. An unexpected legacy, or other gain.
He had a mighty windfall out of doubt. --B. Jonson
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
windfall
n 1: a sudden unexpected piece of good fortune [syn: {gravy}, {bunce},
{godsend}]
2: fruit that has fallen from the tree
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Windfall, IN
Zip code(s): 46076
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