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Definition of shanty : 1. A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for temporary use; a hut.
2. Jaunty; showy.
3. To inhabit a shanty.

Synonyms:

field hut, sea chantey, hole, hovel, rich, chantey, shack, hut, chanty, hutch, army hut, cottage, good

Usage examples:

• According to our usual plan, we built a shanty, lighted a fire, and one of us sat up to keep the latter blazing. - "With Axe and Rifle", W.H.G. Kingston.
• " They're at the shanty now," he says, in a whisper. - "The Lone Ranche", Captain Mayne Reid.
• During the warm weather a number of persons lived in a large board shanty. - "History of American Socialisms", John Humphrey Noyes.