Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chantey"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chantey \Chant"ey\, n. [Cf. F. chanter to sing, and {Chant}. n.]
A sailor's song.
May we lift a deep-sea chantey such as seamen use at
sea? --Kipling.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
chantey
n : a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors [syn: {chanty},
{sea chantey}, {shanty}]
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