tally-ho
Britishinterjection
noun
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an instance of crying tally-ho
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another name for a four-in-hand
verb
Etymology
Origin of tally-ho
C18: perhaps from French taïaut cry used in hunting
Example Sentences
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Through the ripe August day, Piped the Katydids' voices, Jack Frost's tally-ho Commanding Queen Summer to pack up and go.
From Three Women by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
I have a tally-ho and horses, but we could not get beyond Fairview Street.
From Hester's Counterpart A Story of Boarding School Life by Adele W. Jones
The tally-ho leaders evidently jumped their traces at first, but finally they were off with a rush, running over the clown, knocking off his hat, and, for the moment, creating a dreadful panic.
From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks by Various
A gentle tribute of applause bestow, And give him, as you pass, one tally-ho!
From Curious Epitaphs by Various
What do you say about getting up a tally-ho party, our own set and a few visitors, and driving out by moonlight?”
From Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall by R. G. Vosburgh
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