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shanty back

shanty back noun: a small, rough, and temporary dwelling or shelter, often built by miners or workers in a mining camp.

Noun

shanty back (plural shanty backs)

  1. A small, rough, and temporary dwelling or shelter, often built by miners or workers in a mining camp.

Forms of shanty back

pluralshanty backs

Questions about shanty back

What does shanty back mean?
Shanty back means a small, rough, and temporary dwelling or shelter, often built by miners or workers in a mining camp.
What part of speech is shanty back?
Shanty back is a noun.
What is the plural of shanty back?
The plural of shanty back is shanty backs.

Words near shanty back in the dictionary

  1. shantung
  2. Shantung Peninsula
  3. Shantungese
  4. shantungs
  5. shanty
  6. shanty back
  7. shanty backs
  8. shanty boy
  9. shanty boys
  10. shanty town
  11. shanty towns

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