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shanty, in music: see chantey chantey or shanty (both: shăn`tē) ..... Click the link for more information. . shanty1 1. a ramshackle hut; crude dwelling 2. formerly, in Canada a. a log bunkhouse at a lumber camp b. the camp itself shanty2, shantey, chanty (US), chantey a song originally sung by sailors, esp a rhythmic one forming an accompaniment to work. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"I've got a little shanty of my own," he explained, "quite close to St. You know the saloon is one of them patent houses you can take to pieces, and I've been reckoning you boys will have to pitch in and help me to take the whole shanty over to the laurel bushes, and put it up agin Kearney's cabin. After looking the town over with some care, the most suitable place that could be secured seemed to be a rather dilapidated shanty near the coloured Methodist church, together with the church itself as a sort of assembly-room. |
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