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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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