shanty
noun
- a song sung by sailors in rhythm with their work
noun
- a small crudely built dwelling or shelter usually of wood
- in railroading: a caboose
- an outdoor toilet building, privy
- a shed or lean-to attached to the main structure of a building
- a small, portable shelter used for ice fishing
- a black eye
- a houseboat, especially a crudely built one
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈʃænti/
adj
- Jaunty; showy.
noun
Etymology: From French chantez, imperative of chanter (“to sing”).
- A rhythmic work song, traditionally sung by sailors or stevedores, functioning to set the pace for hauling, turning a capstan, loading, or other such activities.
“A Scot called Macmillan, a man holding a master's square-rig ticket, gave me a portion of a shanty related in tune to the foregoing, and also to the British Rolling Home.”
“Today, shanties are a special feature of the folk music movement. The first International Shanty Festival, Shanty ′87, was held in 1987 in Krakow, Poland, with Stan Hugill, the “godfather of the shanty,” in attendance (see Folk Roots, September 1987, No. 51, “Hugill-Mania! Stan Hugill Godfather of the Shanty Mafia, Goes to Poland,” p.33ff.).”
verb
Etymology: From Canadian French chantier (“lumberjack's headquarters”). An alternative theory that the word derives from Irish seantí (meaning "old house") is not considered likely by lexicologists. * (unlicensed pub): New Zealand from 1848.
- To inhabit a shanty.
“we came down the Alleghany in two canoes , and shantied on the Ohio”