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tantivy

[ tan-tiv-ee ]

adverb

  1. at full gallop:

    to ride tantivy.



adjective

noun

, plural tan·tiv·ies.
  1. a gallop; rush.

interjection

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

tantivy

/ tænˈtɪvɪ /

adverb

  1. at full speed; rapidly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. -tivies a hunting cry, esp at full gallop
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. a hunting cry, esp at full gallop
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tantivy1

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

Origin of tantivy1

C17: perhaps imitative of galloping hooves
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Example Sentences

The wild tantivy boy had vanished, and the sobriquet of "Tavern Knight" was fast becoming a misnomer.

In the common-room one day sat as merry a company of carousers as ever gladdened the soul of an old tantivy boy.

Is it strange that I became known as the wildest tantivy boy that rode with the King?

The schooner “Tantivy” of this port went ashore on Kessingland beach during a dense snowstorm.

He was a Tory of the highest sort, such as in the cant of his age was called a Tantivy.

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