tantivy

[ tan-tiv-ee ]

/ tænˈtɪv i /

adverb

at full gallop: to ride tantivy.

adjective

swift; rapid.

noun, plural tan·tiv·ies.

a gallop; rush

interjection

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

Words nearby tantivy

tantalum, tantalus, tantalus monkey, tantamount, tantara, tantivy, tanto, tantra, tantric, tantrika, tantrism

Origin of tantivy

First recorded in 1635–45; origin uncertain

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Examples from the Web for tantivy

As he spoke, clear and sweet the tantivy came floating down the hill and over the water.
The Serf|Guy Thorne
The schooner “Tantivy” of this port went ashore on Kessingland beach during a dense snowstorm.
Chronological Retrospect of the History of Yarmouth and Neighbourhood|William Finch-Crisp
My father may grumble over his beer jugs, but he's a Churchman and a Tantivy for all that.
Micah Clarke|Arthur Conan Doyle
He was a Tory of the highest sort, such as in the cant of his age was called a Tantivy.
Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)|Thomas Babington Macaulay

Littlebath, among the Tantivy hills, would be the very place for her.
Miss Mackenzie|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for tantivy

tantivy

/ (tænˈtɪvɪ) /

adverb

at full speed; rapidly

noun

plural -tivies a hunting cry, esp at full gallop

interjection

a hunting cry, esp at full gallop

Word Origin for tantivy

C17: perhaps imitative of galloping hooves

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