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Adverb: tantivy  tan'ti-vee
Usage: archaic
  1. Swiftly; speedily; rapidly; especially in horseback riding or hunting
    "The horses galloped tantivy across the field"
Noun: tantivy  tan'ti-vee
Usage: archaic
  1. A rapid, headlong gallop or rush
    "The horses broke into a tantivy across the open field"
Interjection: tantivy  tan'ti-vee
Usage: archaic
  1. (hunting) cry used to urge on the hounds

Derived forms: tantivies

Encyclopedia: Tantivy