Synonyms
Examples for "shanty"
Examples for "shanty"
1
The shanty rocked in the wind like the cradle of a child.
2
From the interior of the shanty behind there came a similar chorus.
3
The answering voice was the voice of the man of the shanty.
4
The Siner home was a three-room shanty about midway in the semicircle.
5
The gnawing still went on behind the old shanty by the river.
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The chanty-man was a distinguished person whom it was impolitic to ignore.
2
Strike up any sort of sailor's chanty when we're in the restaurant.
3
After paying actual expenses, Mr. Stephen, however, handed the surplus to a chanty.
4
A Japanese tune rises like a sailors' chanty from the band.
5
For a quick pulling chanty we often use this one:
1
Why don't you sing a chantey over me, I want to know?
2
Gallowglass was crooning a sea chantey in the château's great hall.
3
Jessie could hear the gay lilt of the chantey that heralded their coming:
4
Young Jerry only was to be seen, sitting on the cabin step and singing the ancient chantey.
5
I struck up the first verse of a sailor chantey as possessing at least the interest of novelty:
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Gallowglass was crooning a sea chantey in the château's great hall.
2
"I don't remember," I replied; "it is a common enough deep- sea chantey."
3
"Limber up and give us a good old deep- sea chantey!"
4
"Chesapeake Bay sea chanteys-thecassette was in your truck."