noun (plural shanties)
1 a small house, built of pieces of wood, metal and cardboard, where very poor people live, especially on the edge of a big city
2 (also sea shanty) (both BrE) (AmE chanty, chantey) a song that sailors traditionally used to sing while pulling ropes, etc.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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