chanty
Americannoun
plural
chantiesnoun
Example Sentences
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British chanty leaders continued their efforts to curry favor with Mrs. Simpson.
From Time Magazine Archive
The term was used quite commonly among seafaring men in the 17th century, and referred to an ancient sea chanty with numerous verses and the repeating chorus: One more day, me buckoos!
From Time Magazine Archive
Sing a song of sixpence—a chanty of three $100 prizes awarded for those three groups of players deemed best by the gaffers sitting in judgment!
From Time Magazine Archive
Three years ago Dalmia confessed that he had made a big contribution to a government chanty, expecting that he would not therefore "be dragged into the sphere of action of the Income Tax Investigation Commission."
From Time Magazine Archive
And how if then, one evening, you had seen a Blackwall liner haul out for the Antipodes while her crew sang a chanty!
From London River by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)
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