Cards. Obs. [f. TALLY v.3: cf. F. taille from tailler to deal.] At faro, basset, etc., A deal.
1706. Mrs. Centlivre, Basset-Table, IV. 53. Captain. … Pray count the Cards, I believe there’s a false Tally. Sir James. … No, they are Right, Sir (Sir James counts em).
1760. Foote, Minor, III. (1781), 65. A most infernal run. Let’s see (Pulls out a card) Loader a thousand, the Baron two, Tally—Enough to beggar a banker.
