Definitions For Tallyho

Verb

{{en-verb}} To articulate the interjection. : I'll tallyho once we've got to the top.

Noun

TALLYHO (plural TALLYHOs) An instance of the interjection. : Alright, I'll give them the old tallyho. (dated) A pleasure coach.

Interjection

{{en-interj}} (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! {{n-g, A simple greeting, exclusively used by the upper classes.}} : Tallyho chaps! What's the time, anybody? (radio, aviation) target, 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.

Usage notes

In aviation radio usage, typically abbreviated to tally. In civilian aviation usage, the official term for “traffic sighted” is “traffic in sight”.Federal Aviation Administration: , (Traffic)

Synonyms

target sighted tally

Derived terms

tally

See also

{{pedialite, Tally-ho}}

Alternative forms

tally-ho

Etymology

1772, UK, probably alteration of {{etyl, fr, en}} taïaut, pos=interjection used in deer-hunting,{{R:Merriam-Webster Online}} from {{etyl, frm, en}} tahou, tayo, from {{etyl, fro, en}} taho, ta ho, tielau, pos=interjection given to hounds to return (second half of 13th century), composed of ta, pos=particle used to prod animals + ho, ho !, halt!, hold!., '''' More at ho.

Anagrams

loathly