Tail, v. i.
1. Arch. To hold by the end; -- said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; -- with in or into.
2. Naut. To swing with the stern in a certain direction; -- said of a vessel at anchor; as, this vessel tails down stream.
Tail on. Naut. See Tally on, under Tally.
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Tal·ly v. i.
1. To be fitted; to suit; to correspond; to match.
I found pieces of tiles that exactly tallied with the channel. --Addison.
Your idea . . . tallies exactly with mine. --Walpole.
2. To make a tally; to score; as, to tally in a game.
Tally on Naut., to man a rope for hauling, the men standing in a line or tail.
Tal·ly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tallied p. pr. & vb. n. Tallying.]
1. To score with correspondent notches; hence, to make to correspond; to cause to fit or suit.
They are not so well tallied to the present juncture. --Pope.
2. Naut. To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard.
Tally on Naut., to dovetail together.