chantey

2 definitions found

chantey - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chantey \Chant"ey\, n. [Cf. F. chanter to sing, and Chant. n.]
     A sailor's song.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           May we lift a deep-sea chantey such as seamen use at
           sea?                                     --Kipling.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

chantey - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chantey
      n 1: a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors [syn:
           chantey, chanty, sea chantey, shanty]