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tan·tiv·y    Audio Help   [tan-tiv-ee] Pronunciation Key adverb, adjective, noun, plural -tiv·ies, interjection
–adverb
1.at full gallop: to ride tantivy.
–adjective
2.swift; rapid.
–noun
3.a gallop; rush
–interjection
4.(used as a hunting cry when the chase is at full speed.)
[Origin: 1635–45; orig. uncert.]
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tan·tiv·y    Audio Help   (tān-tĭv'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
adv.   At full gallop; at top speed.

n.   pl. tan·tiv·ies
  1. A hunting cry.
  2. A fast, furious gallop; top speed.


[Origin unknown.]

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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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Tantivy

Tan*tiv"y\, n. A rapid, violent gallop; an impetuous rush. --Cleverland.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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