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SHANTYMAN
Etymology
Noun
shantyman (plural shantymen)
(nautical, music) The sailor who sings the main line of a sea shanty (the other sailors singing the responses or choruses)
Synonyms
• chanteyman
Source: Wiktionary
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PERESTROIKA
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