The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tally \Tal"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tallied; p. pr. & vb. n. Tallying.] [Cf. F. tialler to cut. See Tally, n.]
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To score with correspondent notches; hence, to make to correspond; to cause to fit or suit.
They are not so well tallied to the present juncture.
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(Naut.) To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard.
--W. C. Russell.Tally on (Naut.), to dovetail together.
Tally \Tal"ly\, v. i.
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To be fitted; to suit; to correspond; to match.
I found pieces of tiles that exactly tallied with the channel.
--Addison.Your idea . . . tallies exactly with mine.
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To make a tally; to score; as, to tally in a game.
Tally on (Naut.), to man a rope for hauling, the men standing in a line or tail.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context nautical English) To man a rope for hauling, the men standing in a line or tail. 2 (context nautical English) To dovetail together.
Usage examples of "tally on".
A man with seven sons who all had wives and in-laws and children of their own soon gave up keeping tally on what people were called.
We arc going to hoist up the rudder, and I need close on every hand that can tally on to a rope.
The tally on the monitor indicated that my audience had been expanding geometrically as my address continued, and was now being carried planet-wide and broadcast system-wide, despite the time delays for the more distant planets.