| 单词 | work chant |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswork chant work chant n. a chant performed while working, esp. by a group of people, typically having a strong, steady rhythm intended to accompany repetitive manual labour; cf. work song n. ΚΠ 1934 J. A. Lomax & A. Lomax Amer. Ballads & Folk Songs iii. 61 This work chant is to the same air as ‘Black Betty’. 1965 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 78 55 Aside from simply easing the strain by taking one's mind off the labor, the work chant also produced cohesion among the participants. 2009 W. Smith Assegai 113 The Luo porters sang a work chant as they heaved on the line. < as lemmas |
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