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whistle walk
Noun
US
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
プランテーションにおいて、奴隷がキッチン棟から主要な食堂へ料理を運ぶ際、口笛を吹きながら歩く行為。
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(US, idiomatic) 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.
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whistle walk
At the plantation museum, the guide explained how the whistle walk marked the route enslaved people took when carrying food to the main dining room.
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At the plantation museum, the guide explained how the whistle walk marked the route enslaved people took when carrying food to the main dining room.
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