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tallyman

noun

Etymology

From tally + -man.

  1. derived from talea — “a cutting, rod, stick”
  2. derived from tallia
  3. derived from taille — “notch in a piece of wood signifying a debt”
  4. derived from tallie
  5. inherited from talie
  6. suffixed as tallyman — “tally + man”

Definitions

  1. A person who keeps a tally of something.

    • Uncoupling a train into cuts in the reception sidings - as a shunter wields his pole, the tallyman reads off details of the train to the Traffic Office through his portable radio transmitter.
    • At the prefab site entrance, we collect our breathing apparatus from the 'tallyman' who books people in and out of the tunnel.

  2. A man who conducts the tally trade.

  3. A man who cohabits (with someone) outside of marriage.

    • The term tally-man and tally-woman, indicating a man and woman living together without marriage, are used in mining districts, where such unions are far from uncommon.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A counting agent

      A counting agent; typically one who is a man.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA