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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