tallyho

[ tal-ee-hoh tal-ee-hoh ]

noun

, plural tal·ly·hos.

1. Chiefly British. a mail coach or a four-in-hand pleasure coach.
2. a cry of “tallyho.”

interjection

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

verb (used with object)

, tal·ly·hoed or tal·ly·ho'd, tal·ly·ho·ing.

1. to arouse by crying “tallyho,” as to the hounds.

verb (used without object)

, tal·ly·hoed or tal·ly·ho'd, tal·ly·ho·ing.

1. to utter a cry of “tallyho.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of tallyho¹

1750–60; compare French tayau hunter's cry

Example Sentences

Closing a sale will sentence him to irrelevance — without the team he will be nobody, a pretend lord, hiding behind his wall of wealth, playing Mr. Rochester at his estates in Virginia and England, yelling tallyho and release the hounds.

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He launches each of his posts with a jaunty “Pip! Pip! Tallyho!”

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“Without going to pasta nights up at Tallyho, it makes me sad.”

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“Summer was the focus, and all that winter time was, ‘How can I get better for summer swim?’ ” said Bacon, who swims for Tallyho Swim Club in Potomac.

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Driven grouse shoots are a pinnacle of field sports for the tallyho set.

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