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.”
   • (Pilot): New York, Speedbird 123, tallyho.

   Synonyms:

   tally

Noun

tallyho (plural tallyhos or tallyhoes)

1. An instance of the interjection.
   • Alright, I'll give them the old tallyho.
2. (dated) A pleasure coach.
   • They could not come to-day; there would have been hardly room for them in the tallyho.1900, Rebecca Sophia Clarke, Jimmy, Lucy, and All

Verb

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

1. To articulate the interjection.
   • I'll tallyho once we've got to the top.