shanty

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A roughly-built hut or cabin.

   • A chap named Eleazir Kendrick and I had chummed in together the summer afore and built a fish-weir and shanty at Setuckit Point, down Orham way. For a spell we done pretty well.
   • He wondered how many people were destitute that same night even in his own prosperous country, how many homes were shanties, how many husbands were drunk and wives socked, and how many children were bullied, abused or abandoned.
2. 2

   A rudimentary or improvised dwelling, especially one not legally owned.

   • Shanties along canal banks and road reserves have emerged since independence in 1948 onwards, and consist of unauthorized and improvised shelter without legal rights of occupancy of the land and structures.
   • In the hard times of the 1930s, shanty boats along the Ohio River′s banks were home to many families, who felt fortunate to have a roof over their heads even if it was not on dry land.
3. 3

   An unlicensed pub.

   • The shanty-keeper is not, as a rule, a bachelor.
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   1. 4

      Living in shanties

      Living in shanties; poor, ill-mannered and violent.

      • That neighborhood is full of shanty Irishmen.
   2. 5

      To inhabit a shanty.

      • we came down the Alleghany in two canoes , and shantied on the Ohio
   3. 6

      A rhythmic work song, traditionally sung by sailors or stevedores, functioning to set the…

      A rhythmic work song, traditionally sung by sailors or stevedores, functioning to set the pace for hauling, turning a capstan, loading, or other such activities.

      • A Scot called Macmillan, a man holding a master's square-rig ticket, gave me a portion of a shanty related in tune to the foregoing, and also to the British Rolling Home.
   4. 7

      Jaunty

      Jaunty; showy.

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