sea shanty

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sea shanty

noun sea shanties

A work song that sailors historically sang in rhythm to their movement.

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@misc{sea_shanty_2026,
  title = {sea shanty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sea%20shanty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}