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 same storm flooded the South Beach guard shack and just weeks later, another blow finished it off, leaving the building destroyed.—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Stay in an oceanfront cottage, book a paddleboard tour, and eat a boatload of whatever is fresh at seafood shacks like Sam & Omie’s, which has been around since 1937.—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026 His body was lying on the floor of the shack’s combination bedroom and dining room.—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026 Lusine waved us into an unattended shack, sheltered by tarp walls housing half-a-dozen of these works in progress.—Marlise Kast-Myers, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shack
Word History
Etymology
probably back-formation from English dialect shackly rickety