"work song" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: work songs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} work song (plural work songs)
  1. A song, sung during work, with a rhythm that helps to coordinate activities. Wikipedia link: work song
    Sense id: en-work_song-en-noun-mhsi58QH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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