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shanty
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shanty
Noun
  • A roughly-built hut or cabin.
  • A rudimentary or improvised dwelling, especially one not legally owned.
  • An unlicensed pub. Australia, New Zealand
Adjective
  • Living in shanties; poor, ill-mannered and violent. US, pejorative
Verb
  • To inhabit a shanty.
Noun
  • A sailor′s work song.
Adjective
  • jaunty; showy