an old shack in the woods
a farmer's shack out in the fields that's used for lambing and as a shelter from storms
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One man in a shack made of wood and tarp reclined next to a roaring bonfire with flames several feet high.—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025 The monster mansion replacing a 100-year-old beach shack in the estate sections isn’t a new phenomenon in the Hamptons.—Stephanie Krikorian, Curbed, 27 Jan. 2025 Reel Inn Reel Inn, a Malibu seafood shack on the Pacific Coast Highway, was featured on TV shows like Man vs. Food and The Chew.—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 Reel Inn, a popular seafood shack located at the bottom of Topanga Canyon Boulevard at the Pacific Coast Highway, has reportedly been destroyed by flames.—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for shack
Word History
Etymology
probably back-formation from English dialect shackly rickety
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