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shanty backs

shanty backs is the plural of shanty back.

Meaning of shanty back

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.

Questions about shanty backs

What is shanty backs the plural of?
Shanty backs is the plural of shanty back.

Words near shanty backs in the dictionary

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

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