whistle walks

A form of whistle walk — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of whistle walk
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