Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tallywoman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tal-ly-wom-an
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who conducts the tally trade.

noun

A woman who cohabits (with someone) outside of marriage.

Archaic; Informal

noun

A female counting agent.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From tally + woman.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tallywomen (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tallyman

Questions

What does tallywoman mean?
A woman who conducts the tally trade.
Where does tallywoman come from?
From tally + woman.

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