Shanty
Encyclopedia
Shanty may refer to:
- Ice shantyIce shantyAn ice shanty is a portable shed placed on a frozen lake to provide shelter during ice fishing...
, a portable shed placed on a frozen lake - Sea shantySea shantyA shanty is a type of work song that was once commonly sung to accompany labor on board large merchant sailing vessels. Shanties became ubiquitous in the 19th century era of the wind-driven packet and clipper ships...
, shipboard working songs - Shanty HoganShanty HoganJames Francis "Shanty" Hogan was a Major League Baseball catcher from 1925 to 1937. Hogan was listed at 6'1", 240 pounds — an exceptionally large player, especially for his era. Due to this, there are many anecdotes relating to Hogan and food...
(1906-1967), Major League Baseball catcher - Shanty townShanty townA shanty town is a slum settlement of impoverished people who live in improvised dwellings made from scrap materials: often plywood, corrugated metal and sheets of plastic...
, unit of irregular, low-cost dwellings