shacktown

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noun

A settlement made up of shacks; a shanty town.

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Meanings

nounshacktown (plural shacktowns)

plural shacktowns

  1. A settlement made up of shacks; a shanty town.

    Consequently, it is not surprising that in the years from 1935 to 1938 when the dust-bowl influx was at its peak that hudreds of dustbowl refugees moved into these so-called shacktowns, or squatter camps.

    1940, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Education and Labor, Violations of free speech and rights of labor, page 21892

Origin

From shack + town.

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shacktown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shacktown

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“shacktown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shacktown. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shacktown,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shacktown.

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