adv
Meaning 1
At full tilt
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
tantivy
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/tænˈtɪvi/
noun
Meaning 2
A rapid gallop
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Examples
- a. 1658, John Cleveland, letter to a Parliament Officer at Grantham Sir , I expected to hear from you in the Language of the lost Groat , and the Prodigal Son , and not in such a Tantivy of Language
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noun
Meaning 3
The sound of a hunting horn in imitation of a galloping horse
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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verb
Meaning 4
To hurry off.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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History
Etymology
A fox-hunting term, said to be from the note of a hunting horn.