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shanty boy

shanty boy noun: a young lumberjack.

Noun

shanty boy (plural shanty boys)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) A young lumberjack.

Forms of shanty boy

pluralshanty boys
alternative formshantyboy

Origin of shanty boy

From shanty + boy, from Canadian French chantier (“lumberjack's headquarters”).

Questions about shanty boy

What does shanty boy mean?
Shanty boy means a young lumberjack.
What part of speech is shanty boy?
Shanty boy is a noun.
What is the plural of shanty boy?
The plural of shanty boy is shanty boys.

Words near shanty boy in the dictionary

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

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