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a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling
  • lived just off the beach in a crude shanty

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“Shanty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shanty. Accessed 4 Aug. 2020.

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