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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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tantivy — /tænˈtɪvi/ (say tan tivee) adverb 1. at full gallop or speed: to ride tantivy. –adjective 2. swift; rapid. –noun (plural tantivies) 3. a gallop; a rush. 4. a hunting cry; a cry of tantivy . –interjection 5. (a hunting cry when the chase is at… …  

• tantivy — /tan tiv ee/, adv., adj., n., pl. tantivies, interj. adv. 1. at full gallop: to ride tantivy. adj. 2. swift; rapid. n. 3. a gallop; rush interj. 4. (used as a hunting cry when the chase is at full speed.) [1635 45; orig. uncert.] * * * …   Universalium

• tantivy — I. adverb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1641 at a gallop II. noun (plural tivies) Date: circa 1658 1. a rapid gallop or ride 2. tantara …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tantivy — tan·tiv·y || tæn tɪvɪ adj. fast speedy adv. speedily, quickly; at full gallop n. fast movement; fast ride on a horse; hunting cry that a hunter shouts while riding a horse at full gallop …   English contemporary dictionary

• tantivy — [tan tɪvi] archaic noun (plural tantivies) a rapid gallop or ride. exclamation used as a hunting cry. Origin C17: prob. imitative of the sound of galloping …   English new terms dictionary

• Velocity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Velocity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 velocity velocity speed celerity Sgm: N 1 swiftness swiftness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 rapidity rapidity eagle speed Sgm: N 1 expedition expedition …   English dictionary for students

• tan|tiv|y — «tan TIHV ee», interjection, noun, plural tiv|ies, adverb, adjective, verb, tiv|ied, tiv|y|ing. –interj. full gallop| (a cry in hunting). –n. 1. a ride at full gallop; rush …   Useful english dictionary