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tantivy
/ tænˈtɪvɪ /
adverb
- at full speed; rapidly
noun
- -tivies a hunting cry, esp at full gallop
interjection
- a hunting cry, esp at full gallop
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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.
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In the common-room one day sat as merry a company of carousers as ever gladdened the soul of an old tantivy boy.
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Is it strange that I became known as the wildest tantivy boy that rode with the King?
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The schooner “Tantivy” of this port went ashore on Kessingland beach during a dense snowstorm.
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He was a Tory of the highest sort, such as in the cant of his age was called a Tantivy.
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