TALLYHO

Etymology

Interjection

tallyho

(UK) Used to urge on a fox hunt, especially when the fox is sighted.

A simple greeting, exclusively used by the upper classes.

(radio, aviation) Target sighted.

Usage notes

In aviation radio usage, typically abbreviated to tally. In civilian aviation usage, the official term for “traffic sighted” is “traffic in sight”.

Synonyms

• (target sighted): tally

Noun

tallyho (plural tallyhos)

An instance of the interjection.

(dated) A pleasure coach.

Verb

tallyho (third-person singular simple present tallyhos, present participle tallyhoing, simple past and past participle tallyhoed)

To articulate the interjection.

Anagrams

• loathly

Source: Wiktionary


Tal"ly*ho`, interj. & n.

1. The huntsman's cry to incite or urge on his hounds.

2. A tallyho coach. Tallyho coach, a pleasure coach. See under Coach.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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