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.
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Tan*tiv"y, n.
A rapid, violent gallop; an impetulous rush.
Cleverland.
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Tan*tiv"y, v. i.
To go away in haste.
[Colloq.]
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