shanty

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

shanty
    n 1: small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: {hovel},
         {hut}, {hutch}, {shack}, {shanty}]
    2: a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors [syn:
       {chantey}, {chanty}, {sea chantey}, {shanty}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Shanty \Shan"ty\, a.
   Jaunty; showy. [Prov. Eng.]
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Shanty \Shan"ty\, n.;pl. {Shanties}. [Said to be fr. Ir. sean
   old + tig. a house.]
   A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for
   temporary use; a hut.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Shanty \Shan"ty\, v. i.
   To inhabit a shanty. --S. H. Hammond.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

25 Moby Thesaurus words for "shanty":
      Nissen hut, Quonset hut, booth, box, cabin, caboose, camp, cot,
      cottage, crib, gatehouse, hut, hutch, kiosk, lean-to, lodge,
      outbuilding, outhouse, pavilion, sentry box, shack, shed, stall,
      tollbooth, tollhouse

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