Usually means: Traditional sailor's song, rhythmic work.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. shantey: Merriam-Webster
  2. shantey: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. shantey: Collins English Dictionary
  4. shantey: Wiktionary
  5. shantey: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. shantey: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. shantey: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. shantey: Dictionary.com
  9. shantey: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. shantey: Encyclopedia

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  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Shantey)

▸ noun:  Alternative form of shanty (“sailor's work song”) [A roughly-built hut or cabin.]

Similar:
chantey, shanty, sea chanty, chanteyman, chantyman, shantyman, sea shanty, shabander, shabunder, boatshed, more...

Opposite:
mansion, villa, estate, palace, manor

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Similar:
chantey, shanty, sea chanty, chanteyman, chantyman, shantyman, sea shanty, shabander, shabunder, boatshed, more...

Opposite:
mansion, villa, estate, palace, manor



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