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单词 shanties
释义

shanty1 /shanˈti/

noun
  1. A roughly built hut
  2. A ramshackle dwelling
  3. A rough public house or (historical) a place selling alcohol illicitly (Aust)
ORIGIN: Perh Fr chantier a timber-yard (in Canada, a woodcutter's headquarters); perh Ir sean tig old house

shanˈtyman noun

A man, esp a logger, who lives in a shanty

shanˈtytown noun

A town, or an area of one, where housing is makeshift and ramshackle

shanty2 or shantey /shanˈti/

noun

A rhythmical song with chorus and solo verses (often extempore) sung by sailors while heaving at the capstan, etc (also chanty, chantie or chantey)

ORIGIN: Said to be from Fr chantez (imperative) sing

shanˈtyman noun

The solo-singer in shanties

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