tally-ho

/ (ˌtælɪˈhəʊ) /

interjection

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

noun plural -hos

an instance of crying tally-ho

another name for a four-in-hand (def. 1)

verb -hos, -hoing, -hoed or -ho'd

(intr) to make the cry of tally-ho

Nearby words

tallowy, tallulah, tally, tally clerk, tally sheet, tally-ho, tally-woman, tallyho, tallyman, tallys, tallys, thomas

Word Origin for tally-ho

C18: perhaps from French taïaut cry used in hunting

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Examples from the Web for tally-ho

Tally-ho: the cry with which huntsmen urge on their hounds; here, a name given to a fast coach.
Tom Brown at Rugby|Thomas Hughes
Will's tally-ho coach, drawn by six horses, was in waiting for the incoming party.
Last of the Great Scouts|Helen Cody Wetmore
Having learned from him the road to the station, I was just stealing off when I heard in my rear the cry of "Tally-ho back!"
Sporting Society, Vol. II (of 2)|Various
It chanced to be named Tally-ho after English coaches of that name, and the word was adopted from the individual to a class.
Stage-coach and Tavern Days|Alice Morse Earle

The people were all smiling gravely, and the chorus was just finishing the last bars of that best of all finales: Tally-ho!
My New Curate|P.A. Sheehan