Shanty (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural shan·ties.
  1. a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
adjective
  1. of, relating to, or constituting a shanty or shanties: a shanty quarter outside the town walls.
  2. of a low economic or social class, especially when living in a shanty: shanty people.
verb (used without object), shan·tied, shan·ty·ing.
  1. to inhabit a shanty.
noun, plural shan·ties.
  1. a sailors' song, especially one sung in rhythm to work.
noun plural -ties
  1. a ramshackle hut; crude dwelling
  2. a public house, esp an unlicensed one
  3. (formerly, in Canada)
    • a log bunkhouse at a lumber camp
    • the camp itself
noun plural -ties or -teys
  1. a song originally sung by sailors, esp a rhythmic one forming an accompaniment to work
Shanty (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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