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CHANTEYS
Noun
chanteys
plural of chantey
Source: Wiktionary
CHANTEY
Chant"ey, n. [Cf. F. chanter to sing, and Chant. n.]
Definition: A sailor's song.
May we lift a deep-sea chantey such as seamen use at sea Kipling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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