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Sporting cry from supporter wearing hot pants
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tally-ho
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The phrase tally-ho is a largely British phrase, which originated from the activity of foxhunting , and other forms of hunting with hounds, shouted when a rider or follower sees the fox. Today the term has evolved to have other meanings, most of which relate ...
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interj. (alternative spelling of tallyho English) n. (alternative spelling of tallyho English) vb. (alternative spelling of tallyho English)
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also tallyho , huntsman's cry to alert others that the game has been spotted, 1772, earlier in the name of a roistering character in English theater, Sir Toby Tallyho (Foote, 1756), from French taiaut , cry used in deer hunting (1660s), from Old French ...
Usage examples of tally-ho.
The sergeant had thrown out his chest so far in crying Tally-ho and telling everybody which way they ought to run that he had soon lost all sense of place, and was leading a disconsolate party of villagers, in Indian file, at the double, with knees up, in the wrong direction.