shack
UK: ʃæk | US: ʃæk
n. a small, crudely built hut or cabin
vi. to live temporarily in a shack or makeshift shelter
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The word "shack" likely originates from the 19th-century American English term "shackly," meaning "ramshackle" or "unstable." It may derive from the Mexican Spanish "jacal" (a hut with a thatched roof), influenced by English phonetic adaptation. The word reflects the simplicity and impermanence of the structures it describes, evolving to denote modest, often temporary dwellings.
The fisherman lived in a small shack by the lake.
During the gold rush, miners often shacked in rough wooden huts.
The storm destroyed the old shack on the hill.
They decided to shack up in the forest for the summer.
The artist used the beach shack as a quiet place to work.