OFF

an adverb, which is frequently conjoined with verbs; and, in a military sense, is used as follows: To march OFF , to quit the ground on which you are regularly drawn up, for the purpose of going upon detachment, relieving a guard, or doing any other military duty. To tell OFF , to count the men composing a battalion or company, so as to have them readily and distinctly thrown into such proportions as suit military movements or evolutions.