shanty has definitions from the fields of housing,music,fine art
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[ noun ] (housing) small crude shelter used as a dwelling

Synonyms

hut shack hutch hovel

Used in print

(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)

Grabski 's shanty was beyond the bridge over the River_Bystrzyca near the rail center .

Related terms

shelter igloo mudhif dwell

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[ noun ] (music,fine art) a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors

Related terms

work_song

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