"tally stick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tally sticks [plural]
Etymology: tally + stick Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tally|stick}} tally + stick Head templates: {{en-noun}} tally stick (plural tally sticks)
  1. (historical) A bone, or piece of wood, on which notches or scores are cut, as the marks of number, for account keeping. Wikipedia link: tally stick Tags: historical Synonyms: nickstick, tally Coordinate_terms: tally mark Translations (piece of wood with notches or scores): հաշվեփայտ (hašvepʻayt) (Armenian), pal de recompte [masculine] (Catalan), pal de comptar [masculine] (Catalan), bastó de recompte [masculine] (Catalan), kerfstok [masculine] (Dutch), pulkka (Finnish), pirkka (Finnish), pykäläpuu (Finnish), bâton de comptage [masculine] (French), bâton de taille [masculine] (French), Kerbholz [neuter] (German), Kerbstock [masculine] (German), Zählholz [neuter] (German), Zählstab [masculine] (German), τσέτουλα (tsétoula) [feminine] (Greek), bastone da conteggio [masculine] (Italian), փայտ համարոյ (pʻayt hamaroy) (Middle Armenian), òsca [feminine] (Occitan), چتله (çetele) (Ottoman Turkish), چوبخط (čub-xat) (Persian), răboj [neuter] (Romanian), би́рка (bírka) [feminine] (Russian), palo tallado [masculine] (Spanish), palo de cómputo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tally_stick-en-noun-d4gCZo~- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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