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tally-ho

/ ˌtælɪˈhəʊ /

interjection

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

  1. an instance of crying tally-ho
  2. another name for a four-in-hand
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to make the cry of tally-ho
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tally-ho1

C18: perhaps from French taïaut cry used in hunting
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Example Sentences

The Improv has been organizing shows with local talent at the Tally-Ho Theater in Leesburg since January.

The next year, she was living with her children in Westport, Conn., in an eight-bedroom, seven-bath manse called Tally-Ho that needed constant upkeep.

The next year, she was living with her children in Westport, Conn., in an eight-bedroom, seven-bath manse called Tally-Ho that needed constant upkeep.

Playing Card, which supplies casinos and owns the Bee and Tally-Ho brands, generates about $105 million of net sales, the people familiar with the matter said.

Mr. Slaughter, whose company is America’s largest playing-card maker—with brands such as Bicycle, Tally-Ho and Maverick—says he doesn’t expect any impact on his company or its nearly 400 employees who produce about 400,000 decks a day in Erlanger, Ky. Exports to Canada, he says, are less than 5% of its business.

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