Shanty

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shanty \Shan"ty\, a.
     Jaunty; showy. [Prov. Eng.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Shanty \Shan"ty\, n.;pl. {Shanties}. [Said to be fr. Ir. sean
     old + tig. a house.]
     A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for
     temporary use; a hut.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shanty \Shan"ty\, v. i.
     To inhabit a shanty. --S. H. Hammond.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shanty
       n 1: small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: {hovel}, {hut},
             {hutch}, {shack}]
       2: a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors [syn: {chantey},
           {chanty}, {sea chantey}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "shanty":
     Nissen hut, Quonset hut, booth, box, cabin, caboose, camp, cot,
     cottage, crib, gatehouse, hut, hutch, kiosk, lean-to, lodge,
     outbuilding, outhouse, pavilion, sentry box, shack, shed, stall,
     tollbooth, tollhouse