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To begin with haste, ardor, or vehemence;
to rush or hurry; as, they fell to blows.

They now no longer doubted, but fell to work
heart and soul.

Jowett (Thucyd. ).

17. To pass or be transferred by chance, lot,
distribution, inheritance, or otherwise; as, the estate fell
to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his
rivals.

18. To belong or appertain.

If to her share some female errors fall,

Look on her face, and you'll forget them all.

Pope.

19. To be dropped or uttered carelessly; as,
an unguarded expression fell from his lips; not a murmur
fell from him.

To fall abroad of (Naut.), to strike
against; -- applied to one vessel coming into collision with
another. -- To fall among, to come among
accidentally or unexpectedly. -- To fall
astern (Naut.), to move or be driven backward;
to be left behind; as, a ship falls astern by the force of a
current, or when outsailed by another.

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Notes and Queries, Number 01, November 3, 1849 (page 1) First and Last Things (page 83) Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing (page 185)

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