shotgun shack, shotgun house, railroad flat, etc

[Grant Barrett]

On Sep 22, 2005, at 17:22, Mullins, Bill wrote:
> A discussion today in the letters of Jim Romanesko's media blog:
> brings up "shotgun shack" (is it a redneck term?), "shotgun house",
> "railroad flat", and "railroad apartment".

I don't know about "redneck" but DARE, which has it to 1936, marks it
chiefly Southern and south Midlands. It also provides the synonyms
"gun-barrel house," "gunshot house," and "sharpshooter."

Grant Barrett
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http://www.doubletongued.org/