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shan·ty 1
(shăn′tē)n. pl. shan·ties
A roughly built, often ramshackle building; a shack.
[Probably from Canadian French chantier, hut in a lumber camp, from French, timberyard, from Old French, gantry, from Latin canthērius, rafter, nag, from Greek kanthēlios, pack ass.]
shan·ty 2
(shăn′tē)n.
Variant of chantey.
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shanty
(ˈʃæntɪ)n, pl -ties
1. (Architecture) a ramshackle hut; crude dwelling
2. Austral and NZ a public house, esp an unlicensed one
3. (Forestry) (formerly, in Canada)
a. a log bunkhouse at a lumber camp
b. the camp itself
[C19: from Canadian French chantier cabin built in a lumber camp, from Old French gantier gantry]
shanty
(ˈʃæntɪ) orshantey
;chanty
(ˈʃæntɪ; ˈtʃæn-) orchantey
n, pl -ties or -teys
(Music, other) a song originally sung by sailors, esp a rhythmic one forming an accompaniment to work
[C19: from French chanter to sing; see chant]
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shan•ty1
(ˈʃæn ti)n., pl. -ties.
a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
[1810–20]
shan•ty2
(ˈʃæn ti)n., pl. -ties.
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Noun | 1. | shanty - small crude shelter used as a dwelling mudhif - a reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drained shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger |
2. | shanty - a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors work song - a usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious work |
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Translations
أُغْنِيَة بَحّارَهكوخ خَشَب
chatrčnámořnický popěvek
hytteskursømandssang
tengerészdal
kofi, hreysi
jūreivių darbo dainalūšnelė
būdajurnieku darba dziesmamājele
námornícka pieseň
derme çatma yapıgecekonduheyamola
shanty
1 [ˈʃæntɪ] N (Brit) (also sea shanty) → saloma fshanty
2 [ˈʃæntɪ] N → chabola f, jacal m (Mex), bohío m (CAm), callampa f (Chile)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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shanty
(ˈʃӕnti) – plural ˈshanties – noun1. a roughly-built hut or shack.
2. (also sea shanty) a song that sailors used to sing while working.
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