shanty Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small crude shelter used as a dwelling
    hut; shack; hutch; hovel.
  2. noun a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
    sea chantey; chanty; chantey.

WordNet

Shan"ty adjective
Definitions
  1. Jaunty; showy. Prov. Eng.
Shan"ty noun
Etymology
Said to be fr. Ir. sean old + tig. a house.
Wordforms
plural Shanties
Definitions
  1. A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for temporary use; a hut.
Shan"ty intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To inhabit a shanty. S. H. Hammond.

Webster 1913