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tally ho

tally ho is the alternative spelling of tallyho.

Meaning of tallyho

Interjection

  1. (UK) Used to urge on a fox hunt, especially when the fox is sighted.
    • There he is! Coming out of that coppice! Tallyho tallyho tallyho!
  2. A cry used to signify encouragement when embarking on any somewhat daring endeavour.
    • Here goes the Lord with one of his famous "Tallyho" pullouts. Tallyho!1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer
  3. A simple greeting, primarily used by the upper classes.
    • Tallyho, chaps! What's the time, anybody?
  4. Target sighted.
    • (Air Traffic Control): Speedbird 123, New York, traffic at two o’clock, seven miles, a Boeing 737, west-bound, at 4000 feet.”
    Synonyms:
    tally

See all 7 meanings of tallyho

Forms of tally ho

Noun
pluraltally hos
Verb
third-person singular presenttally hos
present participletally hoing
past participletally hoed
pasttally hoed

Questions about tally ho

What is tally ho the alternative spelling of?
Tally ho is the alternative spelling of tallyho.

Words near tally ho in the dictionary

  1. Tallurutiup Imanga
  2. tallus
  3. tallwood
  4. Tallwoods Village
  5. tally
  6. tally ho
  7. tally hoed
  8. tally hoing
  9. tally hos
  10. tally light
  11. tally mark

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