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☆ shanty (s̸han′tē)

noun pl. shanties -·ties

a small, shabby dwelling; shack; hut

Etymology: < CdnFr chantier, workshop, applied to lumberers' living quarters < OFr: see gantry

shanty2 definition

shanty (s̸han′tē, s̸hän′-)

noun pl. shanties -·ties

chantey

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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