camping vs shanty

camping

noun
  • The act of setting up a camp. 

  • The recreational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation, usually in the wilderness. 

shanty

noun
  • A roughly-built hut or cabin. 

  • A rudimentary or improvised dwelling, especially one not legally owned. 

  • An unlicensed pub. 

  • A song a sailor sings, especially in rhythm to his work. 

adj
  • Jaunty; showy. 

  • Living in shanties; poor, ill-mannered and violent. 

verb
  • To inhabit a shanty. 

How often have the words camping and shanty occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )