3 entries under this word

Shanty

Shăn’ty, a.

adjective

a. Gay; showy; jaunty. [Prov. Eng.]

Shăn’ty, n.

noun

n. [Said to be from Ir. sean, old, and tig, a house.] A mean dwelling; a temporary building or erection; a hut. [Written also shantee.]

Shăn’ty, v. i.

verbintransitive

To inhabit a shanty. Hammond.