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Shanty
see synonyms of shantyNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Shanty
see synonyms of shantynoun plural -ties
1.
a ramshackle hut; crude dwelling
2. Australian and New Zealand
a public house, esp an unlicensed one
3. (formerly, in Canada)
a.
a log bunkhouse at a lumber camp
b.
the camp itself
noun plural -ties or -teys
a song originally sung by sailors, esp a rhythmic one forming an accompaniment to work
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Shanty
see synonyms of shanty nounWord forms: plural ˈshanties
a small, shabby dwelling; shack; hut
nounWord forms: plural ˈshanties
var. of
chantey
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Shanty
see synonyms of shantyn. pl. shan·ties
A roughly built, often ramshackle building; a shack.
n.
n. pl. chan·teys also chan·ties or shan·teys or shan·ties
A song sung by sailors to the rhythm of their movements while working.
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