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hallanshaker (HAL-an-shay-kur) - n., a vagabond, beggar; a scoundrel, knave.


Literally, one who stands shaking in the hallan, which is the passage between the inner and outer doors of a cottage, to keep the warmth in -- so this fellow would be in the cold part.

---L.

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