tally-ho

British  

/ ˌtælɪˈhəʊ /

interjection

1. the cry of a participant at a hunt to encourage the hounds when the quarry is sighted

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noun

1. an instance of crying tally-ho

2. another name for a four-in-hand

verb

1. (intr) to make the cry of tally-ho

Etymology

Origin of tally-ho

C18: perhaps from French taïaut cry used in hunting

Example Sentences

Then our picked mounted men monopolised the "tally-ho" to little better purpose.

From With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back by Lowry, Edward P.

Tara, tara, tara! it sang, and right into the middle of the Fairground drove a great tally-ho coach, with pretty young ladies and fine young gentlemen riding on top of it.

From The Irish Twins by Perkins, Lucy Fitch

Man, to the plow; Man, tally-ho; Wife, to the cow; Wife, piano; Girl, to the sow; Miss, silk and satin; Boy, to the mow; Boy, Greek and Latin; And your rents will be netted.

From Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power by Marden, Orison Swett

The climax came when he asked the girls, and also their father and mother, to join a party on his tally-ho and go to the races.

From Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife by Libbey, Laura Jean

She turned to the group about her, and selected the number which would fill the tally-ho.

From Hester's Counterpart A Story of Boarding School Life by Jones, Adele W.