shanties

Meanings

• noun

  Songs sung by sailors while working on ships.

  - "The crew sang shanties to keep rhythm while hoisting the sails."
  - "Shanties were an essential part of maritime culture."

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Synonyms

shack , speakeasy , sea shanty

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shanties
dainties , franties , hainties

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Variants

List of all variants of shanties that leads to same result
chantey , chanteys , chanties , chanty , shanties , shanty

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Etymology

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Originated from the Dutch word 'kantjen' meaning 'song' and the English word 'shanty' meaning 'command'.

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Trivia

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1. Shanties were often passed down orally from generation to generation.

2. Some shanties have been adapted as modern folk songs and are still sung today.

3. The most famous shanty, 'Drunken Sailor,' contains several verses with different actions and lyrics.

4. Shanties have been the inspiration for various forms of music, including folk, rock, and punk.

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Related Concepts

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1. Sea Shanties: A genre of folk songs originating from the seafaring tradition.

2. Work Songs: Songs sung while performing manual labor.

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Culture

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Shanties were an integral part of maritime culture and were sung during various tasks on the ship, such as rowing, hoisting sails, and loading cargo. They helped keep the crew in sync and boosted morale.

How to Memorize "shanties"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine yourself on a ship, working alongside your crewmates, and singing shanties together.
   - Visualize the rhythmic movements and actions associated with shanties.

2. associate
   

   - Associate shanties with the sea, ships, and sailors.
   - Create mental associations between specific shanties and the tasks they were sung during.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the first letter of each line in a shanty as a memory aid.
   - Create acronyms or rhyming phrases to help remember the lyrics.

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