Tallyman

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tallyman \Tal"ly*man\, n.; pl. {Tallymen}.
     1. One who keeps the tally, or marks the sticks.
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     2. One who keeps a tally shop, or conducts his business as
        tally trade.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tallyman
       n 1: one who sells goods on the installment plan
       2: one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods
          produced or shipped or received [syn: {tally clerk}]