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chalk talk

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noun

a talk or lecture in which the speaker illustrates points by drawing on a blackboard: The coach gave a chalk talk before the big game.

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RELATED WORDS

discipline, information, direction, guidance, training, schooling, preparation, teaching, lesson, discourse, instruction, address, practice, task, study, reading, test, lecture, education, class

Nearby words

chalk, chalk and talk, chalk line, chalk out, chalk stripe, chalk talk, chalk up, chalkboard, chalkface, chalkpit, chalkrail

Origin of chalk talk

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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British Dictionary definitions for chalk talk

chalk talk

noun

US and Canadian an informal lecture with pertinent points, explanatory diagrams, etc, shown on a blackboard
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