SHANTY

shanty

Noun

  1. A roughly-built hut or cabin.
  2. A rudimentary or improvised dwelling, especially one not legally owned.
  3. An unlicenced pub.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A sailor′s work song.

Verb

  1. To inhabit a shanty.

Adjective

  1. Living in shanties; poor, ill-mannered and violent.
    That neighborhood is full of shanty Irishmen.

Adjective (etymology 2)

  1. jaunty; showy


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