'Tallying' definitions:

Definition of 'Tallying'

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  • Tally \Tal"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tallied; p. pr. & vb. n. Tallying.] [Cf. F. tialler to cut. See Tally, n.]
  • 1. To score with correspondent notches; hence, to make to correspond; to cause to fit or suit. [1913 Webster]
  • They are not so well tallied to the present juncture. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Naut.) To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard. --W. C. Russell. [1913 Webster]
  • Tally on (Naut.), to dovetail together. [1913 Webster]

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