chanty
noun
a variant of shanty.
chanties
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pluralof chanty.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It takes just a few props and a lot of gusto to depict the launching of the good 18th-century ship Hispaniola, along with some hearty sea chanties.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2016
She slips a CD of sea chanties into a player as she prepares a dinner of meatballs in the small galley below decks in the heart of Lady Washington.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2016
But he sought out traditional songs, from blues to sea chanties, wrote new fingerpicking guitar arrangements and reworked the vocal lines so thoroughly that they entered the broader folk repertory bearing his stamp.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2013
They grow fast, much faster than chanterelles, and it’s likely they hadn’t even broken through the duff when the competition cleaned out the chanties a couple of days earlier.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2013
With her counterpart on the starboard watch, Theo, she led chanties while the crew raised the sails, while they sweated and heaved at the capstans.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
