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Definitions for Shanty
[1] a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
[2] of, relating to, or constituting a shanty or shanties: a shanty quarter outside the town walls.
[3] of a low economic or social class, especially when living in a shanty: shanty people.
[4] to inhabit a shanty.
[5] chantey.
[6] a sailors' song, especially one sung in rhythm to work.
[7] a ramshackle hut; crude dwelling
[8] Australian and NZ a public house, esp an unlicensed one
[9] (formerly, in Canada) a log bunkhouse at a lumber camp the camp itself
[10] a song originally sung by sailors, esp a rhythmic one forming an accompaniment to work
[11] the usual US spelling of shanty 2
Words related to Shanty
hut, lean-to, cottage, cabin, shelter, shed, camp
Words nearby Shanty
shansi, shantey, shanti, shantou, shantung, shanty, shantytown, shanxi, shaoxing, shaoyang, shape
Origin of Shanty
chantey1855–60; alteration of French chanter to sing; see chant
Other words from Shanty
shan·ty·like , adjective
Word origin for Shanty
C19: from French chanter to sing; see chant
Synonyms for Shanty
cabin, cottage, hut, lean-to, camp, shed, shelter, small house, tiny house