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Origin of tallyho
1750–60; compare French tayau hunter's cry
Words nearby tallyho
tall ship, tall tale, Tallulah, tally, tally clerk, tallyho, tallyman, Tallys, tally sheet, tallyshop, tally-woman
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British Dictionary definitions for tallyho
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
Word Origin for tally-ho
C18: perhaps from French taïaut cry used in hunting
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