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

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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

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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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