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Definition of Tallymen
1. tallyman [n] - See also: tallyman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tallymen
Literary usage of Tallymen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wharf Management, Stevedoring and Storage by Roy Samuel MacElwee, Thomas Rothwell Taylor (1921)
"The tally sheets from the tallymen go to the extension clerk in the receiving
office on ... tallymen or Checkers. — At the bottom of the list of clerks are ..."
2. Wharf Management, Stevedoring and Storage by Roy Samuel MacElwee, Thomas Rothwell Taylor (1921)
"The tally sheets from the tallymen go to the extension clerk in the receiving office
... Freight charges are based on these records. tallymen or Checkers. ..."
3. Wharf Management, Stevedoring and Storage by Roy Samuel MacElwee, Thomas Rothwell Taylor (1921)
"The tally sheets from the tallymen go to the extension clerk in the receiving
office on ... tallymen or Checkers. — At the bottom of the list of clerks are ..."
4. Perak and the Malays: "sārong" and "krīs." by John Frederick Adolphus McNair (1878)
"Chinese tallymen—Debt-slavery—Slave-hunting—Punishments— British influences—Difficulties
of Residents. ALLUSION has been made before to the similarity of ..."
5. Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne: Taken from Original Sources by John Ashton (1882)
"... hats—Furs—Umbrellas—Pattens—The fan—Mobs—Shopping—Stuffs—List of Indian
stuffs—Lace—Linens — tallymen- Jewellery—Diamonds—Plate—Children's jewellery. ..."
6. Three Years Among the Working-classes in the United States During the War by James Dawson Burn (1865)
"... Private Vehicles and Street Traffic—Superiority of the American Country
Waggons—The Itinerant Tradesmen of American Towns—No tallymen, thank Goodness! ..."
7. Three Years Among the Working-classes in the United States During the War by James Dawson Burn (1865)
"... Private Vehicles and Street Traffic—Superiority of the American Country
Waggons—The Itinerant Tradesmen of American Towns—No tallymen, thank Goodness! ..."
8. Twenty-five Years Labour Among the Friendless and Fallen by Edward W. Thomas (1879)
"... of a Fallen Woman's Life—Expenditure of the Fallen—How they are preyed upon
by Keepers of Houses of Ill-fame, tallymen, and Vendors of Mock Jewellery. ..."
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