Tantivy

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tantivy \Tan*tiv"y\, adv. [Said to be from the note of a hunting
     horn.]
     Swiftly; speedily; rapidly; -- a fox-hunting term; as, to
     ride tantivy.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tantivy \Tan*tiv"y\, n.
     A rapid, violent gallop; an impetuous rush. --Cleverland.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tantivy \Tan*tiv"y\, v. i.
     To go away in haste. [Colloq.]
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