DCHP-2
shanty-boy Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a man who lived and worked in a shanty (def. 2a).
See also: shanty ((n.)) (def. 2a) shantyman (def. 1)
- 1850, 1960 . . . Give the shanty boys whiskey and nothing goes wrong.
- 1912 Luke Hanley and his companions . . . chatted for a time with "shanty-boys" met during former winters in the woods. . . .
- 1963 Thus the shantyboys preserved and spread folk songs of many types. . . .
- 1850, 1960 . . . Give the shanty boys whiskey and nothing goes wrong.