tallywoman
tallywoman · tallywomen
A woman who conducts the tally tradeA woman who conducts the tally trade.
Meaning
3 sensesA woman who conducts the tally trade.
(Ireland)A female counting agent.
a female tally clerk
(archaic, informal, regional)A woman who cohabits (with someone) outside of marriage.
Origin
From tally + woman.From tally + woman.
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Forms
plural: tallywomen| Singular | tallywoman |
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irregular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedtallyman
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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