Usually means: Traditional maritime songs for work.
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  1. sea shanty: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. sea shanty: Collins English Dictionary
  3. sea shanty: Wiktionary
  4. Sea Shanty, Sea shanty: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. sea shanty: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Sea shanty: Encyclopedia

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  1. Sea shanty: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (nautical, music) A work song that sailors historically sang in rhythm to their movement.

Similar:
shanty, sea chanty, shantey, chantey, chantie, shiplet, seawoman, show song, singer, shew, more...

Phrases:
sea shanty refrain, more...

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Similar:
shanty, sea chanty, shantey, chantey, chantie, shiplet, seawoman, show song, singer, shew, more...

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sea shanty refrain, more...



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