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tallywomen

tallywomen is the plural of tallywoman.

Meaning of tallywoman

Noun

tallywoman (plural tallywomen)

  1. A woman who conducts the tally trade.
  2. (archaic, informal, regional) A woman who cohabits (with someone) outside of marriage.
    • It is used in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, and, I dare say, various other counties. A tally-woman is the mistress of a married man, who is said to live tally with her.[1890, F.C. Birkbeck Terry, “Tally-woman”, in Notes and Queries, page 297
  3. (Ireland) A female counting agent.

Questions about tallywomen

What is tallywomen the plural of?
Tallywomen is the plural of tallywoman.

Words near tallywomen in the dictionary

  1. tallywag
  2. tallywags
  3. tallywhacker
  4. tallywhackers
  5. tallywoman
  6. tallywomen
  7. talm bout
  8. talma
  9. Talmadge
  10. Talmadges
  11. Talmage

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