10 definitions found for shanty

Shanty SHANTY, for janty, gay; showy. [Not in use or local.]

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

shanty I. variant of chantey II. noun (plural shanties) Etymology: probably from Canadian French chantier lumber camp, hut, from French, builder's yard, ways, support for barrels, from Old French chantier, gantier support — more at gantry Date: 1820 a small crudely built dwelling or shelter usually of wood

shanty
1.
n. (pl. -ies)
1 a hut or cabin.
2 a crudely built shack.
Phrases and idioms:
shanty town a poor or depressed area of a town, consisting of shanties.
Etymology: 19th c., orig. N.Amer.: perh. f. Can.F chantier
2.
n. (also chanty) (pl. -ies) (in full sea shanty) a song with alternating solo and chorus, of a kind orig. sung by sailors while hauling ropes etc.
Etymology: prob. F chantez, imper. pl. of chanter sing: see CHANT

shanty (shanties) 1. A shanty is a small rough hut which poor people live in, built from tin, cardboard, or other materials that are not very strong. N-COUNT 2. A shanty is a song which sailors used to sing while they were doing work on a ship. N-COUNT

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

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.

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

shanty n. Hut, hovel, shed, mean cabin, mean dwelling.

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