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
Recent Examples on the WebThree of the property’s four cottages were originally fishing shacks from the 1940s, but they’ve been renovated and decorated with regional themes.—Kayla Michelle Smith, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2024 The Demise of a Local Attraction: The fishing shacks at Willard Beach in South Portland were a piece of local history.—Dave Philipps, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024 Unsafe buildings include those that have exposed openings, such as beach shacks, metal sheds, picnic shelters or pavilions, carports and baseball dugouts.—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2024 The terrain is wild and dusty, with no people or shacks cluttering the panoramas.—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024 The soldiers left them in another shack, guarded by settlers, and drove over to where Abu Hassan and Mohammed Khaled were being held.—Shane Bauer, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024 The priest looked across the waters and saw São Miguel up ahead, a line of shacks rising upon an escarpment.—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024 At the Flora-Bama, everyone’s welcome, and for many folks, their first pilgrimage to this sprawling shack on the beach begets a second one—and maybe a hundred more after that.—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024 The museum, a 200-year-old shack with a tin roof, was once Hurt’s home.—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
probably back-formation from English dialect shackly rickety
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