chantey

chan·tey

also chan·ty (shăn′tē, chăn′-) or shan·tey or shan·ty (shăn′tē)n. pl. chan·teys also chan·ties or shan·teys or shan·ties A song sung by sailors to the rhythm of their movements while working.

[Probably from French chantez, imperative pl. of chanter, to sing, from Old French; see chant.]

chantey

(ˈʃæntɪ; ˈtʃæn-) n, pl -teys (Music, other) the usual US spelling of shanty²

chant•ey

or chant•y

(ˈʃæn ti, ˈtʃæn-)

n., pl. chant•eys or chant•ies. a sailors' song, esp. one sung in rhythm to work. [1855–60; alter. of French chanter to sing; see chant]

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Noun

chantey - a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailorschanty, sea chantey, shantywork song - a usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious work

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chantey

shanty

(both: shăn`tē), work song with marked rhythm, particularly one sung by a group of sailors while hoisting sail or anchor or pushing the capstan. Often it has solo stanzas sung by a leader, the chanteyman, with a chorus repeated after each by the entire group. Similar songs are sung by shore gangs and lumbermen, and all are related to the work chanting of group labor throughout the world, such as the barcaroles of Italian boatmen, the songs of West Indian shoremen, or the Asian seafarers' chants. Many universally known chanteys, such as "Way, Haul Away" and "Wide Missouri," are of American origin.

Bibliography

See R. Frothingham, ed., Songs of the Sea and Sailor's Chanteys (1924); F. Shay, ed., American Sea Songs and Chanteys (1948); S. Hugill, ed., Shanties from the Seven Seas (1961).

shanty

², shantey, chanty (US), chantey a song originally sung by sailors, esp a rhythmic one forming an accompaniment to work.

chantey

chan·tey

chantey

chant•ey

or chant•y

chantey

chantey

shanty

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Synonyms for chantey

noun a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors

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