noun
- plural of shanty, small roughly built huts or cabins
- plural of shanty, rhythmic work songs sung by sailors
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The workers lived in makeshift shannies near the construction site.
- The old mining town was filled with abandoned shannies.
- Sailors sang traditional shannies while hauling the ropes.
- The crew’s shannies helped coordinate their work on deck.
- Hurricane winds destroyed several shannies in the settlement.
- Maritime museums often feature recordings of old shannies.