Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Shanties"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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