tallyho
1772, UK, probably alteration of French taïaut, from Middle French tahou, tayo, from Old French taho, ta ho, tielau (second half of 13th century), composed of ta + ho !. Interjection
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1772, UK, probably alteration of French taïaut, from Middle French tahou, tayo, from Old French taho, ta ho, tielau (second half of 13th century), composed of ta + ho !. Interjection
- (UK) Used to urge on a fox hunt, especially when the fox is sighted.
- There he is! Coming out of that coppice! Tallyho tallyho tallyho!
- A simple greeting, exclusively used by the upper classes.
- Tallyho chaps! What's the time, anybody?
- (radio, aviation) Target sighted.
- (Air Traffic Control): Speedbird 123, New York, traffic at two o’clock, seven miles, a Boeing 737, west-bound, at 4000 feet.”
- (Pilot): New York, Speedbird 123, tallyho.
- (target sighted) tally
tallyho (plural tallyhos)
- An instance of the interjection.
- Alright, I'll give them the old tallyho.
- (dated) A pleasure coach.
- 1900, Rebecca Sophia Clarke, Jimmy, Lucy, and All
- They could not come to-day; there would have been hardly room for them in the tallyho.
- 1900, Rebecca Sophia Clarke, Jimmy, Lucy, and All
tallyho (tallyhos, present participle tallyhoing; past and past participle tallyhoed)
- To articulate the interjection.
- I'll tallyho once we've got to the top.
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