shanty

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OSHKOSH, Wis.—Peter and Lisa Smith sit inside a fishing shanty on the frozen waters of Lake Winnebago and stare for hours into the murky depths.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

On opening day, Micheal Boushele grilled brats next to his family’s fishing shanty under sunny skies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The blaze broke out in the early hours of the morning in Guryong village, often described as one of the South Korean capital's last remaining shanty towns.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Catherine has invited Fisherman's Friends from Port Isaac to sing a sea shanty in the Together at Christmas service in Westminster Abbey on Friday.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

You’d first build a shanty on your plot, a makeshift structure of plywood and corrugated iron.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah