Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A smooth thin board used by a sealer to record the number or volume of logs.
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Examples
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Mrs. Halford sat in Paul's arm-chair, and he made a bench of the tally-board for Miss Nellie.
Derrick Sterling A Story of the Mines Kirk Monroe
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At the wreck the tally-board told them just where to hitch it.
The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play Edward A. Rand
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"Look at that block, and then there is what they call a tally-board, and it has some printed directions on it, telling the men on the wreck just what to do.
The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play Edward A. Rand
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The pieces he thrust into his pocket in order that at the completion of the work he could thus check the Cattleman's tally-board as to the number of calves branded. [
Arizona Nights Stewart Edward White 1909
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