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claim shanty

claim shanty noun: a house hastily built on a piece of land in order to legalize a claim to the land.

Noun

claim shanty (plural claim shanties)

  1. A house hastily built on a piece of land in order to legalize a claim to the land.

Forms of claim shanty

pluralclaim shanties

Questions about claim shanty

What does claim shanty mean?
Claim shanty means a house hastily built on a piece of land in order to legalize a claim to the land.
What part of speech is claim shanty?
Claim shanty is a noun.
What is the plural of claim shanty?
The plural of claim shanty is claim shanties.

Words near claim shanty in the dictionary

  1. claim forms
  2. claim jumper
  3. claim jumpers
  4. Claim of Right
  5. claim shanties
  6. claim shanty
  7. claim someone's life
  8. claim to fame
  9. claim-jumping
  10. claimability
  11. claimable

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