shanty
noun
2.
a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
Origin
From Canadian French chantier (“lumberjack's headquarters”). An alternative theory that the word derives from Irish seantí (meaning "old house") is not considered likely by lexicologists. * (unlicensed pub): New Zealand from 1848.
Phrases
- Big Shanty
- claim shanty
- grog shanty
- shanty back
- shanty boy
- shanty town
- sugar shanty
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Word family
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