work song

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   a usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious work

   Broadersong

   Narrowerchantey

Questions about work song

What does work song mean?

work song means "a usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious work".

Is work song a common word?

work song is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.