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Definition of Chantey
1. Noun. A rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors.
Definition of Chantey
1. n. A sailor's song.
Definition of Chantey
1. Noun. A song a sailor sings, especially in rhythm to his work. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chantey
1. a sailor's song [n -TEYS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chantey
Literary usage of Chantey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"THE LAST chantey "And there was no more sea." THUS said The Lord in the Vault
above the Cherubim Calling to the Angels and the Souls in their degree: " Lo! ..."
2. Poems of the English Race by Raymond Macdonald Alden (1921)
"... was a Christian elf, and had a soul;— And all we velvet-jackets mourn his loss."
(1894) THE LAST chantey* RUDYARD KIPLING "And there was no more sea. ..."
3. British Poems, from "Canterbury Tales" to "Recessional" (1912)
"RUDYARD KIPLING [1865-] THE LAST chantey "And there was no more sea." THUS said
the Lord in the Vault above the Cherubim Calling to the Angels and the Souls ..."
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