noun
- a cry of ‘tallyho’ used in fox hunting
- a four-wheeled horse-drawn coach
Usage: hunting
Usage: historical
verb
- to cry ‘tallyho’
Usage: hunting
interjection
- a cry used by hunters to urge on hounds or to announce the sighting of a fox
Usage: hunting
Examples
- The huntsman shouted ‘Tallyhos!’ when he spotted the fox.
- The riders responded to the tallyhos with excitement.
- A elegant tallyhos carried passengers between towns in the 1800s.
- The coach driver tallyhos to signal the start of the hunt.
- Multiple tallyhos echoed across the countryside during the chase.
- The antique tallyhos was displayed at the transportation museum.