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1. Tally
   NavalSlang word meaning Name; hence, Cap-tally (= cap-ribbon with ship's name on it), Death-tally (= identity disc). The word comes from the tally-stick used in checking cargo in the old days (hence the phrase 'tallying the cargo'); these were wooden batons on which the checkers cut notches -...
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2. tally
   [v] - keep score, as in games
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3. tally
   to measure and record length of pipe of tubing
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4. tally
   a mark or score, as in recording results by the conventional five-barred gate method, i. e. by marking every fifth score across the previous four Category: Standards, measures and testing • the physical unit which carries the entry Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
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5. Tally
   Tal'ly noun ; plural Tallies . [ Middle English taile , taille , French taille a cutting, cut tally, from tailler to cut, but influenced probably by taillé , past participle of tailler . See
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6. Tally
   Tal'ly transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Tallied ; present participle & verbal noun Tallying .] [ Confer French tialler to cut. See Tally , n...
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7. Tally
   Tal'ly intransitive verb 1. 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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8. Tally
   Tal'ly adverb [ See Tall , adjective ] Stoutly; with spirit. [ Obsolete] Beau. & Fl.
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9. tally
   Origin: OE. Taile, taille, F. Taille a cutting, cut tally, fr. Tailler to cut, but influenced probably by taille, p.p. Of tailler. See Tailor, and cf. Tail a limitation, Taille, Tallage. ... 1. Originally, a piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number; later, one of two...
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10. tally
    verb keep score, as in games
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11. Tally
    • (n.) A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a tally in a game. • (n.) A tally shop. See Tally shop, below. • (n.) One thing made to suit another; a match; a mate. • (n.) To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard. • (n.) To sc...
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12. tally
    tally, tallying, tallied 1. An account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, etc. 2. Also called 'a tally stick' or 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 an...
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13. Tally
    Originally, a tally was a piece of wood scored across with notches representing an amount of debt or payment. The wood was then split in half lengthways and each party kept half. An early document records the manner of using a tally thus: 'Let a hazel stick have cut transversely into it as many notc...
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14. Tally
    Sighting of a target/bandit; opposite of "NO JOY".
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15. Tally
    (voting) A `tally` (also see tally sticks) is an unofficial private observation of an election count carried out under Proportional Representation using the Single Transferable Vote. Tallymen, predominantly a feature of the Irish electoral process, are appointed by political candidates...
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16. Tally
    (company) `Tally` was a leading American manufacturer of printers. Founded in 1949 in Kent, Washington, United States, the company was a leading manufacturer of punch tape readers. In 1970 Tally developed line matrix printer technologies and became a leader in the printer industry. In 1972 Ma...
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17. Tally
    (cap) 6-->. The `tally` on a "КРАСНОЗНАМЕН. БАЛТ. ФЛОТ"-->). During World War II the ship`s name would often be omitted from the tally (leaving just "H.M.A.S", for example) as a precautionary measure against ...
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