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whistle walk

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The path slaves took to deliver food from the kitchen building of a plantation to the main dining room. Stories claim that slaves were expected to whistle during this walk in order to assure their masters that they were not eating the food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, idiomatic

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