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shanty(2)(dictionary)
shanty(dictionary)
shanty(dictionary)

shanty(2) (iou)



shanty noun1 & verb. E19.
[Perh. from Canad. French chantier a lumberjack's log cabin or logging camp.]
A. noun.
a. A temporary, poor, or roughly built dwelling; a cabin, a hut. Chiefly N. Amer. E19.
R. Campbell One tin shanty of a so-called 'Hotel'.
b. A lumberjack's log cabin; a logging camp. Chiefly N. Amer. E19.
A public house, esp. an illicit or unlicensed one. Austral. & NZ. M19.
Comb.: shanty Irish adjective & noun (US, derog.) (a) adjective of or belonging to people of Irish descent in poor circumstances; (b) noun shanty Irish people collectively; shantyman (chiefly N. Amer.) a lumberjack; shanty town a poor or depressed area of a city or town, consisting of shanties.
b. verb intrans.
Live in a shanty or temporary log hut. Chiefly N. Amer. E19.
Drink frequently or habitually at a shanty or public house. Austral. L19.