chantey
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- noun
- /ˈʃænti/
- UK
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chantey
- As the waves crashed against the hull, they joined in harmony to sing an old sea chantey.
- a sea chantey
- singing chanteys
Examples
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The sailors sang a chantey to keep their spirits up as they worked together on the ship.
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Boys, this calls for a celebratory sea chantey.
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In the meantime, please enjoy this classic gay sea chantey, The Rectum of Edmund Fits Gerald.
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At midnight, Saturn was lying on his cabin's dirt floor, listening to the overseer bellow a sea chantey.
Fiction book (2002) -
Music indeed figured prominently in the script of the Benton broadcast, with the popular group the Norsemen Quartette punctuating the narrative at key junctures with dramatic renditions of "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee," "Over There," and "River Chantey," among other tunes.
Academic text (2008) -
During the long voyage, the crew passed the time by sharing traditional chanteys.
Synonyms
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A rhythmic song sailors sing while working on a ship
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A rhythmic song sailors sing to keep time while working on a ship
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A song sailors sing to keep a steady beat while they work together
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A song with a steady beat people sing to make repeating work easier, for example in fields or on ships
A song sailors sing while working to keep everyone in time
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Etymology
Chantey comes from the French verb chanter, which means 'to sing', and is like the English word chant. So a chantey is a sailor's song with a steady beat used to keep time and help the crew work together.