English Dictionary

whistle walk

名詞

アメリカ英語 慣用表現

(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.

日本語の意味

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。

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.

プランテーションの博物館で、案内人は奴隷たちが本館の食堂へ食べ物を運ぶために通った経路について説明し、その際、主人たちに食べ物を食べていないことを示すために口笛を吹くことを期待されていたと語った。

意味（1）

(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.

whistle walks （ plural ）