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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EXTINGUISHABLE

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