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shan⋅tey

  [shan-tee]
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–noun, plural -teys.
chantey.
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chant⋅ey

  [shan-tee, chan-]
–noun, plural -eys.
a sailors' song, esp. one sung in rhythm to work.
Also, chanty, shantey, shanty.

Origin:
1855–60; alter. of F chanter to sing; see chant
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chan·tey also chan·ty   (shān'tē, chān'-)   
n.   pl. chan·teys also chan·ties or shan·teys or shan·ties
A song sung by sailors to the rhythm of their movements while working.

[Probably from French chantez, imperative pl. of chanter, to sing, from Old French; see chant.]
shan·tey   (shān'tē)   
n.  Variant of chantey.
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