shanty

shanty
{{11}}shanty (n.1) "rough cabin," 1820, from Canadian Fr. chantier "lumberjack's headquarters," in French, "timberyard, dock," from O.Fr. chantier "gantry," from L. cantherius "rafter, frame" (see GANTRY (Cf. gantry)). Shanty Irish is from 1928 (title of a book by Jim Tully).
{{12}}shanty (n.2) "sea song," 1867, alternative spelling of CHANTY (Cf. chanty), from Fr. chantez, imperative of chanter "to sing" (see CHANT (Cf. chant) (v.)).

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