TALLY
NOUNS
► TAIL a tally; a stick or rod of wood marked on one side with transverse notches representing the amount of debt or payment; hence, a score, an account → a1325 obs.
VERBS
► TAIL 1. to mark or record on a tally; to charge with a debt → 1377 obs.
2. to tally or agree with; to equal → 1638 obs.
► TAILYE ► TAILZIE to keep tally or account of → 1497 Sc. obs.
► TENT to tally; to compare; to count; to take account → 1876 Eng. dial.
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