shanty

(s̸han′tē)

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noun pl. shanties

a small, shabby dwelling; shack; hut

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

noun pl. shanties

chantey

See shanty in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. shan·ties

A roughly built, often ramshackle cabin; a shack.

Origin:

Origin: Probably from Canadian French chantier, hut in a lumber camp

Origin: , from French, timberyard

Origin: , from Old French, gantry

Origin: , from Latin canthērius, rafter, nag

Origin: , from Greek kanthēlios, pack ass

noun

Variant of chantey.

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