shack Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun small crude shelter used as a dwelling
hut; hutch; hovel; shanty.
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verb make one's home in a particular place or community
reside; domiciliate; domicile.
- may parents reside in Florida
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verb move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
trail.
- John trailed behind his class mates
- The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart
WordNet
Shack transitive verb
Etymology
Prov. E., to shake, to shed. SeeDefinitions
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To shed or fall, as corn or grain at harvest. Prov. Eng. Grose. -
To feed in stubble, or upon waste corn. Prov. Eng. -
To wander as a vagabond or a tramp. Prev.Eng.
Shack noun
Etymology
Cf. Scot.Definitions
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The grain left after harvest or gleaning; also, nuts which have fallen to the ground. Prov. Eng. -
Liberty of winter pasturage. Prov. Eng. -
A shiftless fellow; a low, itinerant beggar; a vagabond; a tramp. Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S. Forby.All the poor old shacks about the town found a friend in Deacon Marble. H. W. Beecher.
Cowell.