(definition) by Vulgar Tongue 1811 Tue May 03 2005 at 22:46:27
WALKING UP AGAINST THE WALL
To run up a score, which in alehouses is commonly recorded with chalk on the walls of the bar.

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

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