shanty
/ˈʃænti/
noun
- A small, roughly built hut or cabin.
- The fisherman lived in a shanty by the river.
- They built a shanty in the woods as a weekend shelter.
- The shanty had a dirt floor and a tin roof.
- A song traditionally sung by sailors while working, especially to coordinate tasks.
- The crew sang a shanty as they pulled the ropes together.
- He learned a sea shanty about a voyage to the Arctic.
- The old sailor taught the children a shanty called 'Blow the Man Down.'