shotgun shack, shotgun house, railroad flat, etc

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 06:58:36PM -0400, Douglas G. Wilson wrote:
>
> Is "shotgun" really used for a building with a central hall?
>
> I think the dwellings which I've heard referred to as "shotgun
> houses/apartments/etc." generally had rooms in a row from front to back (no
> hall at all).

Yes, I agree with this too. I was merely pointing out that the
entry is there. Our revision file already has notes that we need
to correct these defs.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED