shacktown en · NOUN
Etymology
From shack + town.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shacktowns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |