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What is "tantivy"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tantivy

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.

Tantivy

Tantivy \Tan*tiv"y\, n. A rapid, violent gallop; an impetuous rush.
--Cleverland.

Tantivy

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

Wiktionary
tantivy

adv. (context obsolete English) At full tilt n. 1 (context obsolete English) A rapid gallop 2 (context informal English) The sound of a hunting horn in imitation of a galloping horse

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Tantivy

Tantivy may mean:

  • HMS Tantivy (P319), was a British submarine of the third group of the T class, launched on 6 April 1943
  • Tantivy Towers, a three-act light opera, written by A. P. Herbert and with music composed by Thomas Frederick Dunhill. It premiered on 16 January 1931.
  • A fox-hunting term, see wiktionary:tantivy

Usage examples of "tantivy".

Some word had come of your errand after your departure, so this same Horsford with the Mayor and one or two other Tantivies, whose zeal methinks outran their humanity, slipped the dogs upon your trail.