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chanty

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃæntɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shan′tē, chan′-)

chant•y (shan′tē, chan′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. chant•ies.

Music and Dancechantey.

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chanty /ˈʃæntɪ; ˈtʃæn-/ n ( pl -ties)

a variant of

shan•ty¹ /ˈʃænti/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ties.

a roughly or poorly built hut, cabin, or house.

shan•ty² /ˈʃænti/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ties.

Music and Dancea type of work song that sailors once sang.

shan•ty¹ (shan′tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties, adj., v., -tied, -ty•ing.
n.

a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.

adj.

of, pertaining to, or constituting a shanty or shanties:a shanty quarter outside the town walls.
of a low economic or social class, esp. when living in a shanty:shanty people.

v.i.

to inhabit a shanty.

Greek kanthé̄lios pack ass
Latin cant(h)ērius rafter, prop, literally, horse in poor condition, nag
Canadian French chantier lumber camp, hut; French: yard, depot, gantry, stand for barrels
probably 1810–20

shan′ty•like′, adj.

shan•ty² (shan′tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties.

Music and Dancechantey.

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shanty /ˈʃæntɪ/ n ( pl -ties)

a ramshackle hut; crude dwelling
Austral NZ a public house, esp an unlicensed one

Etymology: 19th Century: from Canadian French chantier cabin built in a lumber camp, from Old French gantier gantry

shanty, shantey /ˈʃæntɪ/ US chanty, chantey /ˈʃæntɪ; ˈtʃæn-/ n ( pl -ties, -teys)

a song originally sung by sailors, esp a rhythmic one forming an accompaniment to work

Etymology: 19th Century: from French chanter to sing; see chant

'chanty' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

shanty - chantey

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