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Definition of Tallyho
1. interj. & n. The huntsman's cry to incite or urge on his hounds.
Definition of Tallyho
1. Interjection. (U.K.) used to urge on a fox hunt, especially when the fox is sighted. ¹
2. Interjection. a simple greeting, exclusively used by the upper classes. ¹
3. Noun. the interjection. ¹
4. Verb. to articulate the interjection. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tallyho
1. to make an encouraging shout to hunting hounds [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tallyho
Literary usage of Tallyho
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poetry of Sport by Hedley Peek, Andrew Lang, Alfred Edward Thomas Watson (1896)
"Hoa ! hoa ! tallyho ! tallyho ! ho ! ho ! Come, let us hunt these ugly badgers
down, These stinking foxes, these devouring otters, These hares, these wolves ..."
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