TALLYHO


Meaning of TALLYHO in English

/tal"ee hoh'/ for 1; /tal'ee hoh"/ for 2-5 , n. , pl. tallyhos , interj., v. tallyhoed or tallyho'd, tallyhoing .

n.

1. Chiefly Brit. a mail coach or a four-in-hand pleasure coach.

2. a cry of "tallyho."

interj.

3. the cry of a hunter on first sighting the fox.

v.t.

4. to arouse by crying "tallyho," as to the hounds.

v.i.

5. to utter a cry of "tallyho."

[ 1750-60; cf. F tayau hunter's cry ]

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