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SHANTY
hovel, hut, hutch, shack, shanty
(noun) small crude shelter used as a dwelling
chantey, chanty, sea chantey, shanty
(noun) a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
shanty (plural shanties)
A roughly-built hut or cabin.
Synonym: shack
A rudimentary or improvised dwelling, especially one not legally owned.
(Australia, New Zealand) An unlicensed pub.
Synonym: speakeasy
Adjective
shanty (not comparable)
(US, pejorative) Living in shanties; poor, ill-mannered and violent.
Usage notes
Applied to poor Irish immigrants, from the mid-1800s.
Verb
shanty (third-person singular simple present shanties, present participle shantying, simple past and past participle shantied)
To inhabit a shanty.
Etymology 2
Noun
shanty (plural shanties)
A song a sailor sings, especially in rhythm to his work.
Synonym: sea shanty
Hypernym: work song
Etymology 3
Adjective
shanty (comparative more shanty, superlative most shanty)
Jaunty; showy.
Source: Wiktionary
Shan"ty, a.
Definition: Jaunty; showy. [Prov. Eng.]
Shan"ty, n.;pl. Shanties. Etym: [Said to be fr. Ir. sean old + tig. a house.]
Definition: A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for temporary use; a hut.
Shan"ty, v. i.
Definition: To inhabit a shanty. S. H. Hammond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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