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shan⋅ty
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[shan-tee] 
noun, plural -ties, adjective, verb, -tied, -ty⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a crudely built hut, cabin, or house. |
–adjective
| 2. | of, pertaining to, or constituting a shanty or shanties: a shanty quarter outside the town walls. |
| 3. | of a low economic or social class, esp. when living in a shanty: shanty people. |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | to inhabit a shanty. |
Origin:
1810–20; prob. < CanF chantier lumber camp, hut; F: yard, depot, gantry, stand for barrels < L cant(h)ērius rafter, prop, lit., horse in poor condition, nag < Gk kanth
lios pack ass
1810–20; prob. < CanF chantier lumber camp, hut; F: yard, depot, gantry, stand for barrels < L cant(h)ērius rafter, prop, lit., horse in poor condition, nag < Gk kanth
lios pack assRelated forms:
shan⋅ty⋅like, adjective
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| chan·tey also chan·ty (shān'tē, chān'-) n. pl. chan·teys also chan·ties or shan·teys or shan·ties A song sung by sailors to the rhythm of their movements while working. [Probably from French chantez, imperative pl. of chanter, to sing, from Old French; see chant.] |
| shan·ty 1 (shān'tē) n. pl. shan·ties A roughly built, often ramshackle cabin; a shack. [Probably from Canadian French chantier, hut in a lumber camp, from French, timberyard, from Old French, gantry, from Latin canthērius, rafter, nag, from Greek kanthēlios, pack ass.] |
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