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shantylike

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shan⋅ty

1  [shan-tee] noun, plural -ties, adjective, verb, -tied, -ty⋅ing.
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–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 kanthlios pack ass

Related forms:
shan⋅ty⋅like, adjective
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