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  1. 1. n. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. An unexpected legacy, or other gain. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. fruit that has fallen from the tree Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 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. Source: webster
  6. 6. n:100 n. fruit that has fallen from the tree Source: ecdict

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