shanty

Roughly built cabin

A shanty is a crudely built dwelling, typically thrown together from whatever materials are available—scrap wood, corrugated metal, cardboard.

Shanties cluster in shantytowns on the outskirts of cities where housing is scarce or unaffordable.

A different word spelled the same way is a sea shanty, a rhythmic work song traditionally sung by sailors to coordinate group labor like hauling ropes or raising anchor.

The crew sang a shanty as they hoisted the sails.

dwelling

shack

Crudely built hut

hovelWretched small dwelling
hutSmall crude dwelling
lean-toSimple sloped shelter

shed · cabin · slum · ramshackle · squalid · makeshift · improvised · squatter · corrugated · cardboard

seasong

capstan

Vertical rotating hauling device

halyardSail-hoisting tackle
sailorsMaritime vessel crew members
seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel

nautical · maritime · chorus · refrain · call-and-response · acapella · shipboard · fo'c'sle · heave-ho · rhythm

folk

traditional

Following long-held customs

balladNarrative poem or song
AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
IrishOf the Emerald Isle

acoustic · guitar · banjo · fiddle · storytelling · protest · hootenanny · campfire · singalong · roots

ice-fishing

fish-house

Shelter for winter angling

tip-upIce-fishing strike indicator
augerSpiral hole-maker
jiggingJerky lure fishing technique

perch · walleye · pike · lake · frozen · heater · portable · pop-up · permanent · sled

shanty

shack

capstan

traditional

fish-house

shanty

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