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Webster 1913 Edition
Shanty
Shan′ty
,Adj.
Jaunty; showy.
[Prov. Eng.]
Shan′ty
,Noun.
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.
Shan′ty
,Verb.
I.
To inhabit a shanty.
S. H. Hammond.