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shacktown

shacktown noun: a settlement made up of shacks; a shanty town.

Noun

shacktown (plural shacktowns)

  1. A settlement made up of shacks; a shanty town.
    • Consequently, it is not surprising that in the years from 1935 to 1938 when the dust-bowl influx was at its peak that hudreds of dustbowl refugees moved into these so-called shacktowns, or squatter camps.1940, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Education and Labor, Violations of free speech and rights of labor, page 21892

Forms of shacktown

pluralshacktowns

Origin of shacktown

From shack + town.

Questions about shacktown

What does shacktown mean?
Shacktown means a settlement made up of shacks; a shanty town.
What part of speech is shacktown?
Shacktown is a noun.
What is the plural of shacktown?
The plural of shacktown is shacktowns.

Words near shacktown in the dictionary

  1. shacko
  2. shackoes
  3. shackos
  4. shacks
  5. shacks up
  6. shacktown
  7. shacktowns
  8. shacky
  9. shad
  10. shad cab
  11. shad frog

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