tally sheet
noun
a sheet for checking, counting, or scoring, as of cargo loaded or unloaded.
Also called
tally card.
Origin of tally sheet
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Words nearby tally sheet
tallow wood,
tallowy,
tallulah,
tally,
tally clerk,
tally sheet,
tally-ho,
tally-woman,
tallyho,
tallyman,
tallys
Example sentences from the Web for tally sheet
In the middle of a tally-sheet of Feringhea's, who had been out with forty Thugs, I find a case of the kind.
Following the Equator, Complete |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)We set down a record of the games, and he went to bed happier if the tally-sheet showed him winner.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete |Albert Bigelow PaineShoving a tally-sheet before his eyes, she pointed to the totals.
El Diablo |Brayton Norton