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noun
a folk song sung by workers, with a rhythm like that of their work.
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Origin of work song
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby work song
worksheet, workshop, workshopper, workshy, worksite, work song, Worksop, workspace, Works Progress Administration, workstation, work stoppage
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How to use work song in a sentence
Our engineer, Efim Shapiro, also made a completely original introduction to start each episode with a fun scan of work songs.
It was Cooke’s long-player of work songs of a man working for change.
The Night Sam Cooke Made ‘Chain Gang’ a Hymn to Freedom|Colin Fleming|October 17, 2021|The Daily BeastIn centuries past, the purpose of these call-and-response work songs was, of course, to maintain a ship crew’s focus on safely navigating often dangerous waters.
In These Tumultuous Times, Sea Shanty TikToks Have Suddenly Become a Port in the Storm|Megan McCluskey|January 13, 2021|TimeContemporaneously with the work-song, the cult-song makes its appearance.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt