Tallywoman

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A woman who conducts the tally trade.
  2. 2
    a female tally clerk wordnet
  3. 3
    A woman who cohabits (with someone) outside of marriage. archaic, informal, regional

    "It is used in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, and, I dare say, various other counties. A tally-woman is the mistress of a married man, who is said to live tally with her."

  4. 4
    A female counting agent. Ireland

Synonyms

All synonyms
counting agent

Example

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"It is used in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, and, I dare say, various other counties. A tally-woman is the mistress of a married man, who is said to live tally with her."

Etymology

From tally + woman.

Related phrases

tally trade

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