TANTIVY


Meaning of TANTIVY in English

n. & adj. archaic

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a hunting cry. 2 a swift movement; a gallop or rush.

adj. swift.

[ 17th c.: perh. an imit. of hoof-beats ]

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