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Webster 1913 Edition
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
Tan-tiv′y
,Noun.
A rapid, violent gallop; an impetuous rush.
Cleverland.
Tan-tiv′y
,Verb.
I.
To go away in haste.
[Colloq.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Tantivy
TAN'TIVY
,adv.