chantey
Americannoun
plural
chanteysnoun
Example Sentences
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He plays croquet, not well, and sings sea chanteys.
From Literature
Especially now, she might have added, after surviving his manly shipboard adventure: He was suntanned and lean muscled, and hummed sea chanteys under his breath in the moonlight....
From Literature
Just thinking about it prompted Penelope to start humming the wordless little sea chantey that Simon had been whistling earlier.
From Literature
And you can bet we’ll be singing a sea chantey in his honor when it happens.
From Los Angeles Times
In Week 1420, prompted by the TikTok sea chantey craze, we asked for songs about a particular job, or to work by.
From Washington Post
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