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chanty

[ UK /t‍ʃˈɑːnti/ ]
NOUN
  1. a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors

How To Use chanty In A Sentence

  • Through his open window came the faint, distant beating of the sea; a bird flew past him, a white flash of light; some one was singing the refrain of a Cornish "chanty" -- the swing of the tune came up to him from the garden, and some of the words beat like little bells upon his brain, calling up endless memories of his boyhood. The Wooden Horse
  • She lived in an old sea chanty, on the shores of the great big sea. Valentines, part the first
  • Sing me a sea chanty and I'll consider letting you eat me food.
  • She lived in an old sea chanty, interpreted by emilytheslayer. Valentines, part the first
  • Eli broke out in a lumberman's "chanty" that he had picked up while in camp -- Cuthbert joined in the chorus, and unable to withstand the seductive strains, Owen found himself also lifting his voice and adding volume to the merry sound. Canoe Mates in Canada Three Boys Afloat on the Saskatchewan
  • To the tune of a Dutch sailors '"chanty" the links of the cable slowly clanked inboard. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub
  • Sometimes the singing swept in an unwary singer, one who closed their eyes during call and response and smelled the sea air and let the chanty carry them in; for a few measures, she had lovers. Valentines, part the first
  • Then, suddenly, he -- for it was a man -- swayed back, with a hitch to his skin trousers, and began to sing a chanty, such as men lift when they swing around the capstan circle and the sea snorts in their ears: An Odyssey of the North
  • Here let me enter my protest against the literary preciosity which derives the word from (_un_) _chanté_ and spells it 'chanty' -- in other words, against the gratuitous assumption that unlettered British sailors derived one of the commonest words in their vocabulary from a foreign source. The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties
  • The singing swept in a few times a day, just like the tides, the whole chanty moving with it - for a sea chanty's a live thing, not locked down and stable. Valentines, part the first
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