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shanty

[shan-tee] / ˈʃæn ti /


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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

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

Despite the archaic language, it has the simplicity of a sea shanty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

The monarchs met farmers, artists, acrobats and sea shanty singers during the visit, as well as Northern Ireland Secretary of State Hilary Benn, First Minister Michelle O'Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

A few feet beyond is his privy—a hole with a wooden shanty over it.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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