tantivy

American  

[tan-tiv-ee] / tænˈtɪv i /

adverb

1. at full gallop.

   to ride tantivy.

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adjective

1. swift; rapid.

noun

tantivies plural

1. a gallop; rush.

interjection

1. (used as a hunting cry when the chase is at full speed.)

tantivy British  

/ tænˈtɪvɪ /

adverb

1. at full speed; rapidly

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noun

1. a hunting cry, esp at full gallop

interjection

1. a hunting cry, esp at full gallop

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• tantivies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of tantivy

First recorded in 1635–45; origin uncertain; possibly onomatopoeic, representing the sound of horses galloping

Example Sentences

Who's for some salmon?—bought at Luckey's, and there's both Tallyho and Tantivy sarce to eat with it.

From Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities by Surtees, Robert Smith

And yet, a four-in-hand of her type, as she now is, Tantivy coach thrown in for make-weight, are not worth one Patroclus for real saddle work, because she has no conception of moderate gaits.

From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Dodge, Theodore Ayrault

"Yet agreeable as I found it o'er the ocean To glide within my bounding shallop, I incline to think that for the poetry of motion One may even more confidently recommend the Tantivy Gallop."

From Poison Island by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

She had just sung "Tantivy" to him after supper, when she sailed up to Sam Winnington, and addressed him demurely:— "I have come to wish you good-night, sir."

From Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes by Tytler, Sarah

And do you remember the bard Who gave us "The Tantivy Trot?"

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, February 13, 1892 by Various