Meanings
plural chanteys
- alternativeAlternative form of shanty (sailor's song).
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Then we had a mouth-organ solo or two, which naturally led on to songs. My turn came. I struck up the first verse of a sailor chantey as possessing at least the interest of novelty. Oh once we were a-sailing, a-sailing were we; Blow high, blow low, what care we; And we were a-sailing to see what we could see, Down on the coast of the High Barbaree.
1906, Stewart Edward White, Buried Treasure
Synonyms & antonyms
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chantey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chantey
“chantey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chantey. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chantey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chantey.
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