英语词汇“to walk the chalk”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P10. slang. to walk the chalk: to walk along a chalked line as a proof of being sober. Now historical.to walk one's chalks (slang): see chalk n. 6b. to walk a chalk-line: see chalk-line n. c.

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the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > moderation in drinking > [verb (intransitive)] > become sober > prove oneself sober

to walk the chalk1823

1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang (at cited word) ‘To walk the chalk’—a military manœuvre to discover which is drunkest.

1951 Independent (Long Beach, Calif.) 13 Oct. 12/1 (caption) In the 19th century, it was an actual test whereby a chalk line was drawn across the deck of a ship and those sailors failing to walk the chalk accurately were put in the brig for being intoxicated.

单词	to walk the chalk
释义	> as lemmas to walk the chalk P10. slang. to walk the chalk: to walk along a chalked line as a proof of being sober. Now historical.to walk one's chalks (slang): see chalk n. 6b. to walk a chalk-line: see chalk-line n. c. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > moderation in drinking > [verb (intransitive)] > become sober > prove oneself sober to walk the chalk1823 1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang (at cited word) ‘To walk the chalk’—a military manœuvre to discover which is drunkest. 1951 Independent (Long Beach, Calif.) 13 Oct. 12/1 (caption) In the 19th century, it was an actual test whereby a chalk line was drawn across the deck of a ship and those sailors failing to walk the chalk accurately were put in the brig for being intoxicated. extracted from walkv. < as lemmas
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