chanty

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  • Noun:
    a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors

Word Origin

chanty (n.)
1856, also shanty, chantey; probably an alteration of French chanter "to sing" (see chant (v.)); perhaps from French chantez, imperative of chanter.

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