Please explain the phrase...I will pay Shere Khan full tale for this.
Please define the following...'by the Bull that bought me, I will pay Shere Khan full tale for this, and it may be a little over.' From 'The Jungle Book' by Rudyard Kipling, Pg 25....Thank you...

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Please explain the phrase...I will pay Shere Khan full tale for this.
Please define the following...'by the Bull that bought me, I will pay Shere Khan full tale for this, and it may be a little over.'  From 'The Jungle Book' by Rudyard Kipling, Pg 25....Thank you...

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It's an older spelling of "tally".  Mowgli will make sure that Shere Khan gets his just desserts in full, and maybe a little more for good measure.

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