It is a very famous weapon of disaster used in Greek neighbourhoods. It is a huge, wooden spoon, which "Yiaya" "Γιαγιά" used to cook with. It is also widely used as a weapon. Most people who have Greek relatives/live in Greece know what a koutala is.
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2million.