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shanty life Hist. 
life in the shanties (def. 2a).
- 1854 I . . . propose to give you a slight episode of shanty life. . . .
- 1891 "I haven't much fear of you, my boy . . . even if you do find shanty life a good deal rougher than you may have imagined."
- 1960 This violent reaction to freedom was accentuated by the strict regimen of shanty life.
- 1854 I . . . propose to give you a slight episode of shanty life. . . .