Classic Cockney rhyming slang for a walk. In Cockney tradition, you replace a word with a phrase that rhymes with it — here, 'chalk' rhymes with 'walk', so 'ball of chalk' means a stroll on foot. Like most rhyming slang, it's often shortened to just 'ball', so a Cockney might say 'fancy a ball?' meaning 'want to go for a walk?' It's a genuine piece of London street language with a long history.
It's a lovely evening — let's go for a ball of chalk along the river before dinner.
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(UK, rhyming slang) A walk.
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