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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The Mark Clam Bar is a beachside seafood shack melding American summer classics with sophisticated uptown dining.—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 Cottage Row Historic District Nags Head There’s something extra romantic about a seaside shack that’s stood the test of time.—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 June 2025 The three-story clubhouse would be about 50,000 square feet and would have a reception area, surf academy, fitness facility, yoga center, administration offices, staff areas, locker rooms, retail store, restaurant, a coffee bar/snack shack and other incidental uses.—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 May 2025 Courtesy of Akasha Song José walked with him through the trees to a shack where pounds and pounds of jurema inner root bark were laid out to dry on tarps the size of a living room floor.—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for shack
Word History
Etymology
probably back-formation from English dialect shackly rickety
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