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tallyho

noun

  1. An instance of the interjection.

    "Alright, I'll give them the old tallyho."

  2. A pleasure coach.

verb

  1. To articulate the interjection.

    "I'll tallyho once we've got to the top."

interjection

  1. 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 simple greeting, exclusively used by the upper classes.

    "Tallyho chaps! What's the time, anybody?"

  3. Target sighted.

    "(Air Traffic Control): Speedbird 123, New York, traffic at two o’clock, seven miles, a Boeing 737, west-bound, at 4000 feet.”"

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