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shanty
1[ shan-tee ]
noun
- a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
adjective
- of, relating to, or constituting a shanty or shanties:
a shanty quarter outside the town walls.
- of a low economic or social class, especially when living in a shanty:
shanty people.
verb (used without object)
- to inhabit a shanty.
shanty
2[ shan-tee ]
noun
- a sailors' song, especially one sung in rhythm to work.
shanty
1/ ˈʃæntɪ; ˈʃæntɪ; ˈtʃæn- /
noun
- a song originally sung by sailors, esp a rhythmic one forming an accompaniment to work
shanty
2/ ˈʃæntɪ /
noun
- a ramshackle hut; crude dwelling
- a public house, esp an unlicensed one
- formerly, in Canada
- a log bunkhouse at a lumber camp
- the camp itself
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- shanty·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shanty1
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Example Sentences
Then Valls ordered their makeshift shanty-towns and trailer parks in several cities torn down.
It was in full sight from the door of the little shanty in which Aunt Ri's carpet-loom stood.
They crossed the road, and entered the huge shanty, and stood apologetically near the door.
Would you mind asking your Jap to make us some sandwiches and come with me up to my mountain shanty?
"Calculate we kin git a drink there," said Scattergood, pointing to a little shanty in a clearing by the roadside.
I got his affidavit, and we parted the best of friends, he urging me to call at his shanty and see Mary Jane and the kids.
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