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• Tally — Tal ly, n.; pl. {Tallies}. [OE. taile, taille, F. taille a cutting, cut tally, fr. tailler to cut, but influenced probably by taill[ e], p. p. of tailler. See {Tailor}, and cf. {Tail} a limitation, {Taille}, {Tallage}.] 1. Originally, a piece of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tally shop — Tally Tal ly, n.; pl. {Tallies}. [OE. taile, taille, F. taille a cutting, cut tally, fr. tailler to cut, but influenced probably by taill[ e], p. p. of tailler. See {Tailor}, and cf. {Tail} a limitation, {Taille}, {Tallage}.] 1. Originally, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• notch — [näch] n. [prob. < ME (a)n oche < OFr oche, osche, a notch < oschier, to notch] 1. a concave or V shaped cut or indentation in an edge or across a surface ☆ 2. a narrow pass with steep sides; defile; gap 3. Informal a step; grade;… …   English World dictionary

• tally — tallier, n. /tal ee/, n., pl. tallies, v., tallied, tallying. n. 1. an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like. 2. Also called tally stick. a stick of wood with notches cut to indicate the amount of …   Universalium

• tally — I. /ˈtæli / (say talee) noun (plural tallies) 1. History a stick of wood with notches cut to indicate the amount of a debt or payment, often split lengthwise across the notches, the debtor retaining one piece and the creditor the other. 2.… …  

• notch — notchy, adj. /noch/, n. 1. an angular or V shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge. 2. a cut or nick made in a stick or other object for record, as in keeping a tally. 3. New Eng. and Upstate New York. a deep, narrow… …   Universalium

• tally — tal•ly [[t]ˈtæl i[/t]] n. pl. lies, 1) an account; reckoning 2) a stick of wood with notches cut to indicate the amount of a debt or payment 3) anything on which a score or account is kept 4) a notch or mark made on or in a tally 5) a number… …   From formal English to slang

• notch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nick, gut, gash, score; groove, rut, pit, pock; cleft, dent, dint, indentation; dimple; defile, pass, gap, opening, hole; serrature, tooth; crenel, scallop; embrasure, battlement, machicolation,… …   English dictionary for students

• tally stick — a stick on which amounts of herring caught were registered in the Isle of Man. A notch was made for each basket of 124 fish and a cut across four notches indicated five baskets (620 fish). Theft of a tally stick by a rival crew took the boat s… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• tally — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. count, tale, counting; score, check; tag, label; match[ing]; roll call. v. count, tell; record, register, score; tag; suit, correspond, agree, harmonize; check. See list, numeration, indication,… …   English dictionary for students

• tally — n 1. count, enumeration, reckoning; sum, score, amount, total, Inf. bottom line; inventory, record, invoice, catalog; list, register, roster, roll; census, poll; check list, itemization. 2. notch, mark, stroke, dash, slash. 3. label, ticket, tab …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder