Meaning of shant | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A drink, usually a pint.
   Ireland, UK, slang
2. A shack or shanty.
   Ireland, UK

Examples

“If yez is smart yer will take⟳ out enough for a shant and some fun, enough to buy⟳ yer missus or yer tart a new dress, enough to put⟳ shoes on yer sister's weans, even, but leave⟳ the rest⟳ under yer feet for the next day, an' the day arter that.”

“Welcoming Captain St Claire, Prince Rupert ordered him a shant of dark porter and called upon him to speak⟳ of his travels.”

“Well, if you're willing to sub me a shant of bivvy, then I'll tell⟳ ya”

“Why, I wouldn't swap⟳ this old wrack of a shant , ez I've called it, with the treasures it contains to-day, for al the bloomin'est bloomed mansions that ever stood on the face⟳ of the earth.”

“I clapped Ehren on the shoulder and went away to stare⟳ broodingly upon that cramph of a shant.”

“I'd rather deliver⟳ in the Glossop Grubber than that apology for a shant.”

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