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[
shan
-tee
,
chan
-
]
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chant·y
/
ˈʃæn
ti
,
ˈtʃæn-
/
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[
shan
-tee
,
chan
-
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
chant·ies.
chantey.
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World English Dictionary
shanty
, (
US
)
shantey
, (
US
)
chanty
or
(
US
)
chantey
2
(ˈʃæntɪ, ˈtʃæn-, ˈʃæntɪ, ˈtʃæn-)
—
n
,
pl
-ties
,
-teys
a song originally sung by sailors, esp a rhythmic one forming an accompaniment to work
[C19: from French
chanter
to sing; see
chant
]
shantey
, (
US
)
shantey
, (
US
)
chanty
or
(
US
)
chantey
2
—
n
[C19: from French
chanter
to sing; see
chant
]
chanty
, (
US
)
shantey
, (
US
)
chanty
or
(
US
)
chantey
2
—
n
[C19: from French
chanter
to sing; see
chant
]
chantey
, (
US
)
shantey
, (
US
)
chanty
or
(
US
)
chantey
2
—
n
[C19: from French
chanter
to sing; see
chant
]
chanty
(ˈʃæntɪ, ˈtʃæn-)
—
n
,
pl
-ties
a variant of
shanty
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
chanty
1856, also shanty, probably alteration of Fr. chanter "to sing" (see
chant
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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