plural shanties
: a small crudely built dwelling or shelter usually of wood
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Noun (2)
lived just off the beach in a crude shanty
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
Participating anglers must bring their own bright red flags, (1 foot in diameter or larger) to hang on fishing shanties, according to the DNR.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
The university was founded in 1881 in a one-room shanty by Dr. Booker T. Washington and Lewis Adams, who had been enslaved, the school website says.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Few people could be seen on Wednesday in the usually overcrowded shanty towns where many immigrants live, the prefecture office said, while the island’s maternity ward, which usually sees one birth per hour, was operating at below normal levels.
—Reuters, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Like a mechanical wooden doll dancing to the sea shanty.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
Participating anglers must bring their own bright red flags, (1 foot in diameter or larger) to hang on fishing shanties, according to the DNR.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
The university was founded in 1881 in a one-room shanty by Dr. Booker T. Washington and Lewis Adams, who had been enslaved, the school website says.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Few people could be seen on Wednesday in the usually overcrowded shanty towns where many immigrants live, the prefecture office said, while the island’s maternity ward, which usually sees one birth per hour, was operating at below normal levels.
—Reuters, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Shanty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shanty. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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